Roger Tapia is a Filipino para-athlete who competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1]
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| Home town | Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Congenital amputation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editBorn with a speech impairment caused by a cleft lip and without his left arm.[2] Tapia began running at age 5[2] due to his brother being a runner.[1] He attended the José Rizal University and was part of the school's athletics team.[1] He is a native of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.[3]
Career
editTapia competed in local tournaments for Ilocos Norte winning in events against abled-bodied athletes. This includes the 2008 Palarong Pambansa, the national student-athlete games.[4][3]
Tapia represented the Philippines at the 2011 ASEAN Para Games where he bagged a gold in the 400m event and two silvers in the 100m and 200m events.[2]
He qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London through the April 2012 Malaysia Open where he clocked 23.56 seconds in the 200m race. He competed in the T46 classification.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roger Tapia – Athletics : Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rappler Newscast | May 2, 2012". Rappler. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b Adriano, Leilanie (1 September 2012). "Ilocos Norte folk have high hopes for Ph Paralympic athlete". Yahoo!. VERA Files. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Palaro, sports and the physically challenged". Rappler. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Imee gives pocket money to Filipino Paralympic". ABS-CBN News. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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