Leon Labuschagne

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Leon Labuschagne
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Discus Throw - THW4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Discus Throw - F53

Leon Labuschagne is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F53 shot and discus events.

Leon competed in two paralympics, firstly in Barcelona in 1992 where he competed in the shot put and won the THW4 discus. Four years later he again won the discus, this time in the F53 class and finished fourth in the shot put. [1]

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