Philipp Handler

{{short description|Swiss Paralympic sprinter (born 1991)}}

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| sport = Paralympic athletics

|disability = Achromatopsia, nystagmus

|disability_class = T13

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = New York City, United States

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| height = 1.87m

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{{Medal|Sport|Paralympic athletics}}

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{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 Stadskanaal|Men's 100m T13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2012 Stadskanaal|Men's 200m T13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Swansea|Men's 100m T13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2016 Grosseto|Men's 100m T13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Berlin|Men's 200m T13}}

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Philipp Handler (born 8 October 1991, in New York City) is a Swiss Paralympic sprinter who competes in international level events. He is a five time European medalist and has participated at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016 but did not medal. He moved from New York City to Embrach, Switzerland when he was five years old.{{Cite web|date=8 November 2020|title=Philipp Handler - IPC Athlete Bio|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=966561&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1|website=ipc.infostradasports.com}}{{dead link|date=February 2024}}{{Cite web|date=8 November 2020|title=Philipp Handler - Personal Website|url=http://philipphandler.ch/#profile|website=Philipp Handler website}}{{Cite web|date=8 November 2020|title=Philipp Handler - Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German)|url=https://www.swissparalympic.ch/athleten-archiv/philipp-handler/|website=Swiss Paralympic Committee}}

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