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

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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

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  • "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.