Georg Tischler (born 11 September 1961) is a Paralympic athlete from Austria competing in seated throwing events. He is classified F54.[1]
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Throwing events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tischler set the F54 World Record for shot put in 2009.[2]
He has competed at four consecutive Paralympics starting in 2000 and has always competed in the shot put and discus as well as the javelin in 2000. His only medal so far came in Athens in 2004 where he won gold in the F54 shot put.[3] He reached the finals but did not medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Georg Tischler". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Georg Tischler". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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