Roger Puigbò i Verdaguer

Roger Puigbò i Verdaguer (born 20 March 1978) is a Spanish track and field athlete. 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 20 March 1978, in Vic, Barcelona, has a disability, and uses a wheelchair. He competed in the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunisia where he finished fifth in the 1,500 meters. Puigbo finished 5th at the 2006 Boston Marathon. He remained with the group that finished in second, third, and fourth throughout much of the race. He finished third at the Berlin Marathon in 2006. 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. He finished third at the "Oz Day" 10 km in Sydney, Australia in 2007. He finished third at the Ōita Marathon in 2007.

At the Paris Marathon in 2008, Puigbo finished fourth. He finished fifth at the "ING Georgia Half Marathon" in Atlanta in 2008.

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

First place was won by Puigbo at the 2012 Seville Marathon. 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. 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. In May 2012, he competed at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, earning a fourth-place finish in one of his races. He won a gold medal at the 2012 European Championships.

At the 2013 Paris Marathon, Puigbo finished third.

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. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he finished 5th in the 800 meters. He had a Did Not Finish in the marathon at the London Paralympics.