Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F37–38

The men's javelin F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:50 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Xia Dong, representing  China.

Men's Javelin F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates9 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning distance57.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xia Dong  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Xuelong  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Javad Hardani  Iran

Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
  Xia Dong   China F37 57.81 - 45.31 48.67 - 47.35 57.81 1201 WR
  Zhang Xuelong   China F37 47.28 48.15 50.24 47.10 44.49 - 50.24 1044
  Javad Hardani   Iran F38 46.43 46.21 46.29 44.91 44.05 47.65 47.65 972 SB
4 Wade McMahon   Australia F37 45.22 40.43 43.69 46.71 45.46 45.08 46.71 970 SB
5 Ahmed Meshaima   Bahrain F37 42.09 44.56 43.47 46.22 41.95 x 46.22 960
6 Kenny Churchill   Great Britain F37 44.42 45.30 42.14 43.47 41.89 44.04 45.30 941
7 Mykola Zhabnyak   Ukraine F37 40.02 x 40.65 44.57 34.61 x 44.57 926 SB
8 Petr Vratil   Czech Republic F38 40.86 42.39 x 43.17 x 44.66 44.66 911 SB
9 Abdeljabbar Dhifallah   Tunisia F37 36.47 39.10 38.87 - - - 39.10 812

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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  • "Men's Javelin - F37/38 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.