Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F42–46

The women's discus F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:20 on 15 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 8 competitors they each had 6 throws. The competition was won by Wang Jun, representing  China.

Women's Discus F42-46
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 September
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning distance36.99
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Jun  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yang Yue  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zheng Baozhu  China

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
  Wang Jun   China F42 x 34.09 34.14 34.36 x 36.99 36.99 1216 WR
  Yang Yue   China F44 41.04 39.46 37.44 39.09 42.38 42.06 42.38 1122 WR
  Zheng Baozhu   China F42 28.19 32.07 33.19 29.62 32.70 30.64 33.19 1091 SB
4 Michaela Floeth   Germany F44 38.25 38.87 x x 36.73 36.40 38.87 1029
5 Claudia Biene   Germany F42 28.34 27.01 26.87 28.55 23.91 24.21 28.55 938
6 Andrea Scherney   Austria F44 29.48 x 30.52 28.67 32.09 32.29 32.29 855 SB
7 Jelena Vukovic   Croatia F42 24.38 24.09 23.77 24.90 24.09 23.24 24.90 818 SB
8 Artimiza Sequeira   Cape Verde F42 17.83 17.51 16.40 16.44 17.04 15.18 17.83 586

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References edit

  • "Women's Discus - F42-46 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2012.