Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F37–38

The men's shot put F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:20 on 13 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 Shot Put F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates13 September
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Winning distance16.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xia Dong  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomasz Blatkiewicz  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Loosch  Germany

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
  Xia Dong   China F37 16.60 13.77 - 15.25 14.86 15.05 16.60 1104 WR
  Tomasz Blatkiewicz   Poland F37 14.34 14.23 14.41 14.05 14.14 14.74 14.74 980 SB
  Thomas Loosch   Germany F38 14.05 x 14.44 x 14.15 14.11 14.44 968
4 Robert Chyra   Poland F37 11.74 12.62 13.01 12.71 x x 13.01 865 SB
5 Martin Crutchley   Great Britain F38 11.41 12.20 12.49 11.99 12.68 12.72 12.72 853
6 Ahmed Meshaima   Bahrain F37 12.40 12.80 12.73 x 12.62 12.58 12.80 851
7 Mykola Zhabnyak   Ukraine F37 12.65 12.39 12.63 12.14 12.68 12.73 12.73 846
8 Hamdi Warfili   Tunisia F38 12.06 12.44 x 11.83 12.56 12.42 12.56 842 SB
9 Dušan Grézl   Czech Republic F38 x 12.09 11.95 - - - 12.09 810
10 Alexey Lesnykh   Russia F37 x 10.96 11.99 - - - 11.99 797

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References edit

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