Georg Tischler (born 11 September 1961) is a

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from Austria competing in seated throwing events. He is classified F54. Tischler set the F54 World Record for shot put in 2009. He has competed at four consecutive Paralympics starting in

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and has always competed in the shot put and discus as well as the javelin in 2000. His only medal so far came in

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where he won gold in the F54 shot put. He reached the finals but did not medal at the

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in London.

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* Paralympic athletes for Austria Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Austria World record holders in para-athletics Austrian male shot putters Austrian male discus throwers 1961 births Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Wheelchair shot putters Wheelchair discus throwers Paralympic shot putters Paralympic discus throwers 21st-century Austrian people {{Austria-Paralympic-medalist-stub