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| Born | 8 October 1959 Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wolfgang Schattauer (born 8 October 1959) is an Austrian retired Paralympic cyclist who competed at international cycling competitions. He is a Paralympic champion and five-time world champion in road cycling. He has competed at the Paralympic Games four times. [1] [2] [3]
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