Roger Puigbò
Puigbò at 2009 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Full nameRoger Puigbò i Verdaguer
NationalitySpanish
Born (1978-03-20) March 20, 1978
Vic, Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (T53 )
Medal record
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Stadskanaal 400m – T53
Gold medal – first place2012 Stadskanaal 800m – T53
Silver medal – second place2012 Stadskanaal 5000m – T54
Silver medal – second place2014 Swansea 800m – T53

Roger Puigbò i Verdaguer (born March 20, 1978) is Spanish track and field athlete.[1] He has a disability and uses a wheelchair. He is a long-distance athlete, competing in wheelchair marathons around the world. Puigbo competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, and 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal

Puigbo was born March 20, 1978, in Vic, Barcelona, has a disability, and uses a wheelchair.[2]

Athletics

Puigbo is a T53 wheelchair track and field athlete.[2]

Puigbo competed at the 1998 IPC World Championship in Birmingham, England in the marathon and the 400 meter races.[2] He finished third at the Berlin Marathon in 2000.[3] He competed in the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunisia where he finished fifth in the 1,500 meters.[2] He competed at the Nottwil, Switzerland hosted 2001 I European Wheelchair Athletics 2001 where he finished fourth in the 400 meter event and the 800 meter event. He also finished eighth in the 5,000 meter event and ninth in the 1,500 meter event.[2]

At the 2003 EPC I Qtr. Europe in Assen, Netherlands, Puigbo finished second in the 800 meters and third in the 400 meters.[2] He finished fourth at the Ōita Marathon in 2005.[4] He competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, and finished second in the 1,500 meter event.[2] He competed at the 2005 EPC European Athletics Championship in Espoo, Finland, and finished first in the 400 meters, second in the 800 meter event, second in the 4 × 100 meter relay, and second in the marathon.[2]

Competing as a 28-year-old and wearing bib number W4,[5] Puigbo finished 5th at the 2006 Boston Marathon.[6] He remained with the group that finished in second, third, and fourth throughout much of the race.[7] He finished third at the Berlin Marathon in 2006.[3] He finished fourth at the Paris Marathon in 2006.[8] He finished sixth in the Schenkon Marathon in Switzerland in 2006.[9] He competed at the IWAS Open European Championship in Stadskanaal, Netherlands, and finished first in the 800 meter event, first in the 5,000 meter event, and third in the 1,500 meter event.[2] Competing at the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Bollnäs, Sweden, he finished second in the 3000 meter event.[2] He competed at the 2006 World Athletics Championships in Assen, The Netherlands, and finished sixth in the 800 meters and sixth in the Marathon.[2]

Puigbo finished fifth at the Paris Marathon in 2007.[8] He finished seventh at the 2007 New York City Marathon.[10][11] He finished third at the "Oz Day" 10 km in Sydney, Australia in 2007.[12] He finished third at the Ōita Marathon in 2007.[4]

At the Paris Marathon in 2008, Puigbo finished fourth.[8] He won the Schenkon Marathon in Switzerland in 2008.[9][13] He finished fifth at the "ING Georgia Half Marathon" in Atlanta in 2008.[14]

At the Oensingen Marathon in 2009, Puigbo came in first place, only 0.2 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.[15] He won the 2009 Seville Marathon.[16] He finished third at the Paris Marathon in 2009.[8] He finished sixth at the Paris Marathon in 2010.[8]

Puigbo finished seventh at the Ōita Marathon in 2010.[4] At the 2011 London Marathon, he finished fourth while spending most of the race with the lead pack.[17]

First place was won by Puigbo at the 2012 Seville Marathon.[18][19] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €20,000 athlete scholarship with a €3,000 reserve and a coaching scholarship of €2,500.[20] In the lead-up to the London Paralympics, in July 2012, he competed in a Diamond League race at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London.[21] In May 2012, he competed at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, earning a fourth-place finish in one of his races.[22] He won a gold medal at the 2012 European Championships.[23]

At the 2013 Paris Marathon, Puigbo finished third.[24]

Paralympics

Puigbo competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, and 2012 Summer Paralympics. His best finish in Athens was 5th in the 800 meters, the best finish in Beijing was the 5th in the 800 meters, and his best finish in London was 6th in the 5,000 meter qualifying round.[2][25][26] At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he finished 5th in the 800 meters.[27] He had a Did Not Finish in the marathon at the London Paralympics.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Roger Puigbó Verdaguer". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "40. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON ::: SCC | EVENTS". Real-berlin-marathon.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  4. 1 2 3 "Records | Oita International Wheelchair Marathon |". Wheelchair-marathon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  5. ↑ "Boston Marathon runners guide — Boston Globe". Boston.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Boston Marathon runners guide — Boston Globe". Boston.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Boston Marathon — Exclusive Coverage". MarathonGuide.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Marathon de Paris 2008 : La course — Les résultats". Parismarathon.com. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  9. 1 2 "Rollstuhlmarathon Schenkon 2008". Services.datasport.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  10. ↑ Published: November 4, 2007 7:00 PM (2007-11-04). "Nyc Marathon: Wheelchair & Handcycle Division". Newsday.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Newsday — The Long Island and New York City News Source". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2007-11-05. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ http://www.wcracing.net/gresults/ozday.pdf%5B%5D
  13. ↑ Mon profil Se déconnecter (2011-09-04). "Diane Roy monte sur le podium" (in French). RDS.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ "ING Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon / Half Marathon". Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  15. ↑ Mon profil Se déconnecter (2011-09-04). "Morneau rate le podium de peu" (in French). RDS.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Un debut de campanillas" (in Spanish). Diariodesevilla.es. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Men's Wheelchair: Weir wins record fifth, Virgin London Marathon — Latest Race News". Lrn.london-marathon.com. 2011-04-17. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  18. ↑ "El marroquí Mohammed Blal gana el Maratón de Sevilla. ATLETISMO MARATÓN SEVILLA" (in Spanish). Terra.es. 2012-02-19. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  19. ↑ "El marroquí Blal conquista el Maratón de Sevilla" (in Spanish). Huelvainformacion.es. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Eva Ngui ultima su preparación para los Juegos Paralímpicos en la Aviva Diamond League" (in Spanish). Spain: estoesdxt. 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  22. ↑ "eva ngui conquista dos medallas de bronce en la copa del mundo paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: elEconomista.es. May 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Spain confirm squad of 142 for London 2012 - insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News". insidethegames.biz. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Marathon de Paris — The race — Disabled". Parismarathon.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  26. ↑ "Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Avisos. 2012-08-31. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Results" (PDF). Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  28. ↑ "London 2012 - Athletics - Men's Marathon T54".
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