Roger Habsch

Belgian Paralympic athlete

Roger Habsch

Personal information

Nationality

Belgian

Born

(1979-01-05) 5 January 1979 (age 45)
Verviers, Belgium

Sport

Paralympic athletics

Disability class

T51

Event

Sprints

Club

RFC Liege

Coached by

Pascal Henkinbrant

Medal record

Men's para-athletics

Representing Belgium
Paralympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	100 m T51
	2020 Tokyo	200 m T51
World Championships
	2023 Paris	200 m T51
	2023 Paris	100 m T51

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

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

^ "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.