2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games....

was held at the QEII Stadium

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Queen Elizabeth II Park is a multi-use stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. It was built in 1973, to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in which a temporary 15000 seat western stand was erected for the event taking capacity to 35000...

from 22-28 January

In the Men's discus throw F42, held on January 27, the Gold was originally won by Fanie Lombaard

Fanie Lombaard

Fanie Lombaard is an athlete and Paralympian from South Africa competing mainly in category P42 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia...

of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. However, he tested positive for Probenecid

Probenecid

Probenecid is a uricosuric drug that increases uric acid excretion in the urine. It is primarily used in treating gout and hyperuricemia.Probenecid was developed as an alternative to caronamide...

in a urine sample provided on 27 January 2011. The prohibited substance had been prescribed to him because of a medical problem, but he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). The International Paralympic Committee

International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...

(IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros. The IPC redistributed the medals.

Medalists

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
F11	David Casinos David Casinos David Casinos is a Paralympian athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F11 shot putt events.David is a three time paralympic gold medalist in the shot putt having won the F11 class in 2000 and 2004 and the combined F11/12 class in 2008. He also competed in the discus in all three...	Vasyl Lishchynskyi Vasyl Lishchynskyi Vasyl Lischynskyi is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events.Vasyl competed competed in four Paralympics, always competing in the shot and discus. His first games were in 1996 where he won gold in the shot and silver in the discus...	Bil Marinkovic
F12	Oleksandr Iasynovyi Oleksandr Iasynovyi Oleksandr Iasynovyi is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11-12 discus throw events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F11-12 discus throw event....	Vladimir Andryushchenko Vladimir Andryushchenko Vladimir Andryushchenko is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F12 throwing events.Vladimir has competed at two summer paralympics. In 2004 he competed in the F12 javelin, F13 shot putt and won a silver medal in the F12 discus. In 2008 he competed in the F11/12 discus and...	Kim Lopez Gonzalez
F32/33/34	Lahouari Bahlaz	Frantisek Serbus	Jalal Khakzadieh
F35/36	Pawel Piotrowski	Reginald Benade Reginald Benade Reginald Benade is a Paralympian athlete from Namibia competing mainly in category F35/36 throwing events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F35/36 discus throw event....	Volodymyr Zhaivoronok
F37/38	Tomasz Blatkiewicz Tomasz Blatkiewicz Tomasz Blatiewicz is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category F37 throws events.Tomasz won two golds in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece in the F37 discus and the F37 shot putt...	Mykola Zhabnyak Mykola Zhabnyak Mykola Zhabnyak is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F37/38 throwing events.Mykola competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing in all three throws for the F37/38 combined class winning a silver in the discus....	Javad Hardani Javad Hardani Javad Hardani is a Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F37/38 throwing events.Javad competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics where he won the F37/38 javelin and finished third in F37/38 discus.-External links:...
F40	Paschalis Stathelakos Paschalis Stathelakos Paschalis Stathelakos is a Paralympian athlete from Greece competing mainly in category F40 shot putt events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's F40 shot putt event....	Jonathan de Souza Santos	Scott Danberg
F42	Gino de Keersmaeker Gino de Keersmaeker Gino De Keersmaeker is an athlete and Paralympian from Belgium competing mainly in category F42 discus throw events.He competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished thirteenth in the men's Shot putt - THS2 event and finished eleventh in the men's Discus throw -...	Aled Davies	Marinos Fylachtos
F44	Daniel Greaves Daniel Greaves (athlete) Daniel Greaves is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.-Biography:Greaves was born in Anstey, Leicestershire in 1982....	Jeremy Campbell Jeremy Campbell Jeremy Campbell is a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events.He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China...	Farzad Sepahvand
F46	Tomasz Rebisz	Chunliang Guo	Joao Santos
F51/52/53	Aigars Apinis Aigars Apinis Aigars Apinis is a Latvian athlete. He participates in F52 class which means he has limited finger movement and no trunk or leg function. He started to practice in 1998, but already at the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won two bronze medals - in discus throw and shot put...	Joze Flere Jože Flere Jože Flere is a Paralympian athlete from Slovenia competing mainly in category F32/51 throwing events.Flere competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the F32/51 events in the club throw and also in the discus where he won the silver medal.-External links:...	Yassen Mohammad
F54/55/56	Leonardo Diaz	Draženko Mitrović Draženko Mitrović Draženko Mitrović is a Paralympian athlete from Serbia competing mainly in category F53/54 discus events.He was wounded by gunfire on 1989 and then became a paraplegic....	Mustafa Yuseinov
F57/58	Alexey Ashapatov Alexey Ashapatov Alexey Ashapatov is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won two gold medals, one in the men's F57-58 shot putt and the other in the men's F57-58 discus throw.-External links:...	Metawa Abo Elkhir	Ali Ghardooni

F11

The Men's discus throw, F11 was held on January 22

F11 = visual impairment: from no light perception in either eye, to light perception but with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result
	David Casinos David Casinos David Casinos is a Paralympian athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F11 shot putt events.David is a three time paralympic gold medalist in the shot putt having won the F11 class in 2000 and 2004 and the combined F11/12 class in 2008. He also competed in the discus in all three...	39.33			37.29		40.89	40.89
	Vasyl Lishchynskyi Vasyl Lishchynskyi Vasyl Lischynskyi is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events.Vasyl competed competed in four Paralympics, always competing in the shot and discus. His first games were in 1996 where he won gold in the shot and silver in the discus...	36.64	5.58	36.42	30.03	37.79	36.44	37.79
	Bil Marinkovic		34.20	34.53	36.70	33.92	34.83	36.70
	Sergio Paz	33.32		34.43			32.27	34.43
	Miroslaw Madzia	31.46	31.21			32.39		32.39
	G. E Rodriguez	28.72		27.67	30.82	24.97	32.04	32.04
	Hameed Hassain	29.21		25.83	29.15	27.56	29.60	29.60
	Nelson Goncalves	27.16	27.76	27.46	28.53	28.30	29.43	29.43
	Yudong Bae	25.47	27.64					27.64
10	Yuriy Piskov		24.39					24.39

F12

The Men's discus throw, F12 was held on January 28

F12 = visual impairment: may recognise the shape of a hand, have a visual acuity

Visual acuity

Visual acuity is acuteness or clearness of vision, which is dependent on the sharpness of the retinal focus within the eye and the sensitivity of the interpretative faculty of the brain....

of 2/60 and/or visual field

Visual field

The term visual field is sometimes used as a synonym to field of view, though they do not designate the same thing. The visual field is the "spatial array of visual sensations available to observation in introspectionist psychological experiments", while 'field of view' "refers to the physical...

of less than 5 degrees.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
Oleksandr Iasynovyi Oleksandr Iasynovyi Oleksandr Iasynovyi is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11-12 discus throw events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F11-12 discus throw event....	47.15		48.11	48.61	44.74	48.04	48.61	SB
Vladimir Andryushchenko Vladimir Andryushchenko Vladimir Andryushchenko is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F12 throwing events.Vladimir has competed at two summer paralympics. In 2004 he competed in the F12 javelin, F13 shot putt and won a silver medal in the F12 discus. In 2008 he competed in the F11/12 discus and...	43.63	43.96	40.36		42.03	39.69	43.96
Kim Lopez Gonzalez	41.35	43.63	42.39		41.87		43.63	SB
Russell Short Russell Short Russell Short is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Victoria, Australia. He won a pair of world gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Games, setting a world in the men's discus throw F12 event and a Paralympic Games record in the men's shot put F12 even....	38.50	38.34	40.58	40.40	38.05	38.02	40.58
Rolandas Urbonas Rolandas Urbonas Rolandas Urbonas is a paralympic athlete from Lithuania competing mainly in category F12 shot and discus events.Rolandas has competed at four Paralympics and has won three medals. His first games he only competed in the F12 shot putt winning the bronze medal...		32.39	34.45		16.89	39.22	39.22
Francois Badenhorst	32.95	33.72	32.63	34.72	31.30		34.72
Mahdi Al-Saadi	29.14			30.40		28.81	30.40

Key: SB = Season Best

F32/33/34

The Men's discus throw, F32/33/34 was held on January 24 and the medal ceremony on January 25

F32/33/34

F32 = poor functional strength in arms, legs and trunk, able to propel a wheelchair. Compete in a wheelchair, may throw a discus from a throwing frame.
F33 = some degree of trunk movement when pushing a wheelchair, forward trunk movement limited during forceful pushing. Throwing movements mainly from the arm. Compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.
F34 = demonstrates good functional strength, minimal limitation or control problems in arms or trunk. Compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
Lahouari Bahlaz	16.53	17.56	20.30	18.77	18.62	17.36	20.30	1020	WR
Frantisek Serbus	18.47	17.38		18.24	17.64	20.19	20.19	1014	AR
Jalal Khakzadieh	34.60	37.72	37.65	37.06		39.44	39.44	994
Miloslav Bardiovsky	19.52			13.93	11.58		19.52	977	SB
Kamel Kardjena Kamel Kardjena Kamel Kardjena is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F33-34/52 shot putt events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's F33-34/52 shot putt event....			28.42				28.42	977	CR
Siamak Saleh Farajzadeh		35.52	36.99	37.96			37.96	952	SB
Kieran Tscherniawsky	26.50	27.20		26.99		27.52	27.52	942
Thierry Cibone Thierry Cibone Thierry Cibone is a Paralympian athlete from France competing mainly in category F35 throwing events.Thierry has competed in 3 paralympics. His first was in 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney where he won a clean sweep of the throwing gold medals, winning discus, javelin and shot putt...		35.85	28.93	32.59	34.11		35.85	889
Hani Alnakhli	25.85	23.77	24.32				25.85	872
Ahmed Alhousani			23.83				23.83	782	SB
Karim Bettina			16.04				16.04	760
Faouzi Rzig Faouzi Rzig Faouzi Rzig is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F35 javelin events.Fauzi finished fourth in the F35 javelin in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, but four years later in Beijing he left with the gold medal from the combined F33/34/52 class javelin.-External links:...	27.91	29.57	30.63				30.63	715
Daniel West	29.85	25.17					29.85	688
Chris Martin Chris Martin (athlete) Chris Martin is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category F33-54/52 discus throw events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F33-54/52 discus throw event....		21.58					21.58	675
Roman Musil Roman Musil Roman Musil is a Paralympian athlete from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F33 throwing events.Roman has competed in three Paralympics over two sports...	27.35	23.53	26.51				27.35	598
Sam Craven Sam Craven Sam Craven is an English footballer currently playing for F.C. New York in the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...		26.35	24.67				26.35	562
Mourad Idoudi Mourad Idoudi Mourad Idoudi is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F32 throwing events.Mourad competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China where he won gold medals in both the F32/51 club throw and the F32/51 discus as well as a silver in the F32 shot putt.-External links:...	15.98	18.03					18.03	499
Mohamed Ali Krid							NM

Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, NM = No Mark

F35/36

The Men's discus throw, F35/36 was held on January 28

F35/36

F35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance. A shift of centre of gravity may lead to loss of balance, may have sufficient lower extremity function to execute a run up when throwing.
F36 = able to walk without assistance or assistive devices, more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved, dynamic is often better than static balance. Hand control, grasp and release affected when throwing.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
Pawel Piotrowski	35.68			33.64		38.65	38.65	1004	CR
Reginald Benade Reginald Benade Reginald Benade is a Paralympian athlete from Namibia competing mainly in category F35/36 throwing events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F35/36 discus throw event....		38.37		32.72			38.37	997	AR
Volodymyr Zhaivoronok	35.10	36.10	35.66		34.28	38.09	38.09	990	SB
Duane Strydom Duane Strydom Duane Strydom is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F36 shot putt and discus events.Duane competed in both shot and discus at the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a bronze medal in the discus for class F36 athletes. He attempted to improve on his bronze in 2008 but...	37.53	36.67	33.99		33.97	34.21	37.53	976	SB
Sebastian Ernst Klaus Dietz	35.56	35.55	34.48		37.31	37.38	37.38	972	SB
Wenbo Wang	25.56	34.20	7.04	36.50	32.89	29.24	36.50	949	SB
Albin Vidovic	33.35	25.92	31.87	28.85			33.35	856
Wei Guo		39.29			38.83	38.72	39.29	663
Edgards Bergs	30.36	28.77	33.83				33.83	509
Paulo Souza							NM

Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark

F37/38

The Men's discus throw, F37/38 was held on January 23 with the medal ceremony on January 24

F37/38

F37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on the same side, good functional ability on the non impaired side, better development, good arm and hand control and follow through.
F38 = must meet the minimum disability criteria for athletes with cerebral palsy, head injury or stroke. A limitation in function that impacts on sports performance.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
Tomasz Blatkiewicz Tomasz Blatkiewicz Tomasz Blatiewicz is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category F37 throws events.Tomasz won two golds in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece in the F37 discus and the F37 shot putt...	51.47	47.34		51.48	53.00	47.90	53.00	1003	WR
Mykola Zhabnyak Mykola Zhabnyak Mykola Zhabnyak is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F37/38 throwing events.Mykola competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing in all three throws for the F37/38 combined class winning a silver in the discus....	47.67	42.95			52.48		52.48	999	SB
Javad Hardani Javad Hardani Javad Hardani is a Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F37/38 throwing events.Javad competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics where he won the F37/38 javelin and finished third in F37/38 discus.-External links:...	46.53	45.72			43.86	45.75	46.53	985	CR
Ronni Jensen	34.31		45.56	47.04	45.06		47.04	955	SB
Khusniddin Norbekov	46.59	45.14		43.56			46.59	950
Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan	45.60		44.74		45.69	46.22	46.22	946
Xuelong Zhang	44.77	43.51		44.40	-	-	44.77	929	SB
Oleksandr Doroshenko Oleksandr Doroshenko Oleksandr Doroshenko is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F38 throwing events.Olexandr competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning gold in both the F38 shot putt and discus and a bronze in the combined F36/38 javelin....	41.28	38.79					41.28	929
Gerrit Johannes Kruger	43.76	43.66	43.61				43.76	916
Timo Mustikkamaa	35.89	38.89					38.89	834
Juanre Jenkinson			-				NM

Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
Paschalis Stathelakos Paschalis Stathelakos Paschalis Stathelakos is a Paralympian athlete from Greece competing mainly in category F40 shot putt events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's F40 shot putt event....	38.62	38.90	38.94	40.92	35.90		40.92	WR
Jonathan de Souza Santos	39.11	38.25	33.95	39.31	38.13	37.79	39.31
Scott Danberg	31.73	35.82	33.42	33.55	36.18	33.81	36.18	SB
Alexandros Michail Konstantinidis	33.32	31.91	35.35		27.66	33.92	35.35
Hocine Gherzouli Hocine Gherzouli Hocine Gherzouli is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F40 shot putt events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F40 shot putt event.-External links:...	27.64	30.39			29.12	30.61	30.61	AR
Chengcheng Fan	29.32	30.34	29.54	29.75	29.05	29.24	30.34	AR
Kovan Abdulraheem	26.44	27.70	29.28	28.28		27.84	29.28	SB
Zhiwei Xia			29.15	28.06		29.13	29.15	SB
Rachid Rachad Rachid	27.02	21.52					27.02
Wildan Nukhailawi		26.97					26.97
Noureldeen Aladeely	21.05	21.78	21.63				21.78	SB
Mohamed El Garaa		21.33	21.31				21.33

Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best, AR = Area Record

F42

The Men's discus throw, F42 was held on January 27. The Gold was originally won by Fanie Lombaard

Fanie Lombaard

Fanie Lombaard is an athlete and Paralympian from South Africa competing mainly in category P42 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia...

of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. However, he tested positive for Probenecid

Probenecid

Probenecid is a uricosuric drug that increases uric acid excretion in the urine. It is primarily used in treating gout and hyperuricemia.Probenecid was developed as an alternative to caronamide...

International Paralympic Committee

(IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros.

The IPC upgraded Keersmaeker, Davies and Fylachtos to gold, silver and bronze respectively.
F42 = single above knee amputation or equivalent impairments.

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
DSQ	Fanie Lombaard Fanie Lombaard Fanie Lombaard is an athlete and Paralympian from South Africa competing mainly in category P42 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia...		40.29	41.89		42.03		~~42.03~~	SB
	Gino de Keersmaeker Gino de Keersmaeker Gino De Keersmaeker is an athlete and Paralympian from Belgium competing mainly in category F42 discus throw events.He competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished thirteenth in the men's Shot putt - THS2 event and finished eleventh in the men's Discus throw -...	38.79	40.03	39.20	41.70	40.63	38.34	41.70
	Aled Davies	38.90	37.86	38.53	41.45		41.56	41.56
	Marinos Fylachtos	39.89	41.23	40.18	39.71	40.34	40.60	41.23	SB
	Dechko Ovcharov		37.90	38.52	35.35		38.96	38.96	SB
	Ali Ali							DNS

Key: SB = Season Best, DNS = Did not Start

F44

The Men's discus throw, F44 was held on January 26

F44 = single below knee amputation or equivalent impairments.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
Daniel Greaves Daniel Greaves (athlete) Daniel Greaves is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.-Biography:Greaves was born in Anstey, Leicestershire in 1982....	53.83			58.98	58.18		58.98	WR
Jeremy Campbell Jeremy Campbell Jeremy Campbell is a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events.He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China...	51.68		53.37	53.40	50.21		53.40
Farzad Sepahvand	47.11	50.98		52.59	53.12		53.12	SB
Jackie Christiansen Jackie Christiansen Jackie Christiansen is a Paralympian athlete from Denmark competing mainly in category F44 shot putt and discus events.Jackie has competed in three paralympics starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia where he finished sixth in the shot putt for F44 athletes. He later improved on this winning gold in...		47.50				51.25	51.25	SB
Adrian Matusik		37.10	45.96	46.09	42.93	47.40	47.40
Alexander Filatov	42.92	40.31			44.93	43.40	44.93	SB
Josip Slivar		35.72	43.06		38.86		43.06	SB
Miltiadis Kyriakidis	39.52				39.58	37.42	39.58
Mingjie Gao	38.32	39.13	38.42				39.13
Tony Falelavaki	36.40	35.69	36.03				36.40

Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best

F46

The Men's discus throw, F46 was held on January 25

F46 = single above or below elbow amputation, or equivalent impairments.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
Tomasz Rebisz	46.40			44.21	47.44	47.04	47.44	CR
Chunliang Guo	43.09	45.09			44.64	44.80	45.09	SB
Joao Santos	43.86	41.62	45.08		43.44	45.05	45.08	AR
Zhanbiao Hou	42.32		42.07		44.21	45.01	45.01
Enlong Wei	44.58	43.94			44.48		44.58
Maamar Meskine				42.91	41.63	42.62	42.91	AR
Nikita Prokhorov	39.13	40.44		38.46	40.70		40.70
Soselito Sekeme	34.81	40.05	36.37	37.32	39.17	37.04	40.05	SB

Key: CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best, AR = Area Record

F51/52/53

The Men's discus throw, F51/52/53 was held on January 27

F51/52/53

F51 = a weakness in shoulder function, the ability to bend but not straighten the elbow joint, no trunk or leg function, no movement in the fingers, can bend the wrists backwards but not forwards.
F52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function.
F53 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal, leg or lower spinal function.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
Aigars Apinis Aigars Apinis Aigars Apinis is a Latvian athlete. He participates in F52 class which means he has limited finger movement and no trunk or leg function. He started to practice in 1998, but already at the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won two bronze medals - in discus throw and shot put...	20.88	17.64	20.08	-	-	-	20.88	998	WR
Joze Flere Jože Flere Jože Flere is a Paralympian athlete from Slovenia competing mainly in category F32/51 throwing events.Flere competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the F32/51 events in the club throw and also in the discus where he won the silver medal.-External links:...		10.06	10.23	8.97			10.23	791	CR
Yassen Mohammad	15.31	18.18	17.77	17.66	18.18	17.58	18.18	739	AR
Pantelis Kalogeros	9.34	9.61	9.86	9.48		8.73	9.86	727
Carlos Leon Carlos Leon (athlete) Carlos Leon is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in men's shot put.Leon is a United States Army veteran who competed for Team USA at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the shot put F53/54 event....	18.97	16.54	22.13	20.88	22.03	22.59	22.59	703	SB
Garrett Culliton	17.33	17.49	17.05	15.54	16.11		17.49	675
Scott Severn	21.32	22.03	21.87	17.04	20.86	21.65	22.03	663
Miroslav Matic	8.42	8.43	7.95			8.87	8.87	564
Lakhdar Sahli	11.39	12.90	13.43				13.43	342	AR

Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best

F54/55/56

The Men's discus throw, F54/55/56 was held on January 28

F54/55/56

F54 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal or lower spinal function.
F55 = normal upper limb function, may have partial to almost normal trunk function, no leg function.
F56 = normal upper limb and trunk function, some leg function, may have high bilateral above knee amputation.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
Leonardo Diaz	42.22	39.44	38.20	41.42	43.10	42.78	43.10	1030	WR
Drazenko Mitrovic Draženko Mitrović Draženko Mitrović is a Paralympian athlete from Serbia competing mainly in category F53/54 discus events.He was wounded by gunfire on 1989 and then became a paraplegic....	30.37	31.35	26.66	31.26	30.56	31.10	31.35	1027	WR
Mustafa Yuseinov		35.20	39.42	30.86	36.57	38.37	39.42	1002	WR
Ali Mohammad Yari Ali Mohammad Yari Ali Mohammad Yari is a Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F55-56 discus throw events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's F55-56 discus throw event....	35.34	31.32	37.28	39.71	39.85	41.10	41.10	1000	AR
Alexey Kuznetsov	26.53	27.99	25.05	28.18	26.60	26.99	28.18	954
Martin Nemec Martin Němec Martin Němec is a Paralympian athlete from Czech Republic competing mainly in category F55 throwing events.Martin has competed and won medals at three paralympic games. In 2000 in Sydney he won a gold medal in the F55 discus and a silver medal in F55 shot putt...	31.58	34.47	32.77	35.22	35.01	36.01	36.01	936
Gang Li	30.47	32.39	33.51	31.62	30.86	32.84	33.51	876
Josef Stiak	33.15		30.67		33.00	33.99	33.99	848
Ilias Nalmpantis	28.46	30.87	30.92				30.92	801

Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record

F57/58

The Men's discus throw, F57/58 was held on January 26

F57/58

F57 = normal upper limb and trunk function, may have bilateral above knee amputations.
F58 = normal upper limb and trunk function, bilateral below knee amputation or single above knee amputation.

Final

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
Alexey Ashapatov Alexey Ashapatov Alexey Ashapatov is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won two gold medals, one in the men's F57-58 shot putt and the other in the men's F57-58 discus throw.-External links:...	56.89	49.75	52.36		52.44	57.64	57.64	1000	WR
Metawa Abo Elkhir	49.01	47.67	54.96	51.06	54.80	54.76	54.96	957	SB
Ali Ghardooni	39.97	43.93	41.92		43.15	44.29	44.29	912
Rostislav Pohlmann Rostislav Pohlmann Rostislav Pohlmann is a Paralympian athlete from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F57 throwing events.Rostislav has competed at four paralympics winning at least one medal at each games. He first competed in Atlanta in the 1996 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the discus,...	34.71	41.85	40.01	39.23	41.63	44.16	44.16	909
Issa Saif Hamdan Al Jahwari		43.21	42.89	39.58			43.21	887
Mahmoud Ramadan El Attar	49.85		44.67	47.32			49.85	861	SB
Dennis Ogbe		43.11	46.04	43.31	46.82	42.61	46.82	794
Pasilione Tafilagi		44.46	36.32			41.32	44.46	738
Nasser Saed Alsahoti	34.40	40.50	39.51				40.50	634

Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best

Medalists

F11

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F12

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F32/33/34

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F35/36

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F37/38

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F42

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F44

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F46

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F51/52/53

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F54/55/56

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F57/58

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See also