Roger Habsch
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1979 Verviers, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | RFC Liege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pascal Henkinbrant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roger Habsch (born 5 January 1979) is a Belgian para-athlete who specializes in sprints. He represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Habsch represented Belgium in the men's 100 metres T51 and 200 metres T51 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in both.[2] Shortly before the 100 metres race, his chair was found damaged in a suspected act of sabotage.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roger Habsch". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Roger Habsch". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Sullivan, Becky (4 September 2021). "His Wheelchair Was Found Damaged Before The Race. Then He Set A Paralympic Record". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Roger Habsch at Paralympic.org
- Roger Habsch at the Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch)
