HANDLER Philipp

Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T13

Place of birth: NEW YORK, NY

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T13	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T13 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
9	100m - T13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.18
10	100m - T13	2012	London, GBR	11.45
13	Men's 200m T13	2012	London, GBR	23.45
World Championships
4	100m - T13	2015	Doha, QAT	11.19
6	100m - T13	2013	Lyon, FRA	11.30
7	100m - T13	2017	London, GBR	11.25
7	Men's 200m T13	2017	London, GBR	22.79
7	Men's 200m T13	2015	Doha, QAT	23.05
9	100m - T13	2019	Dubai, UAE	11.28
9	Men's 200m T13	2013	Lyon, FRA	22.91
European Championships
3	100m - T13	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	11.30
3	Men's 200m T13	2018	Berlin, GER	23.45
5	100m - T13	2018	Berlin, GER	11.62

Football, listening to music. (philipphandler.ch, 19 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Analyst, Athlete, Motivational Speaker

Banking, Finance - University of Zurich, Switzerland

Languages spoken:

English, French, German, Portuguese

LC Zurich [Switzerland]

2011 for Switzerland, World Games in Antalya, Turkey (Athlete, 21 Oct 2015)

He sustained a hip injury in May 2017. (landbote.ch, 14 Jul 2017)

He had a number of problems with his foot in early 2015. The injury affected his training and performances during that year. (philipphandler.ch, 22 Jun 2015)

He took up the sport in 2006 in Winterthur, Switzerland. (Athlete, 21 Oct 2015)

He wanted to remain active after he stopped playing football because of his impairment. He liked athletics due to the speed, thrill and excitement of pushing his limits. (Athlete, 21 Oct 2015; philipphandler.ch, 22 Jun 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 05 Sep 2019)

Winning a bronze medal in the T13 100m at the 2014 European Championships in Swansea, Wales. (ideesport.ch, 11 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"One can learn so much through sport. You can set a goal, work every day and give your best in order to achieve it." (ideesport.ch, 11 Nov 2019)

In 2014 he received a special achievement award from the Swiss Paralympic Committee. (swissparalympic.ch, 24 Oct 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T13, F13 (IPC, 05 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (zuonline.ch, 17 Jul 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Facebook page, 19 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
He has reduced vision due to achromatopsia. He is colour blind, his eyes are light-sensitive and his sharpness of vision is less than 10% as a result of the condition. (Facebook page, 19 Jul 2017)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as a performance analyst at an insurance company based in Zurich, Switzerland. (LinkedIn profile, 22 Mar 2021)

FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO SWITZERLAND
Born in New York, NY, United States of America, he moved to Switzerland with his family at age five. (philipphandler.ch, 22 Jun 2015)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2016 he completed a master's degree in banking and finance at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/philipp.handler.7
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Philipp-Handler-Paralympic-Sprinter-1497238847214048
https://instagram.com/philehan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/philipp-handler/a3/285/970
Athlete Website: http://philipphandler.ch

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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