Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F53–54

The men's shot put F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 on 16 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had three further throws. The competition was won by Mauro Maximo, representing  Mexico.

Men's Shot Put F53/54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates16 September
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning distance8.72
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mauro Maximo  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Markku Niinimaki  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Che Jon Fernandes  Greece

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
  Mauro Maximo   Mexico F53 8.20 8.50 8.72 8.35 8.29 8.18 8.72 1073 WR
  Markku Niinimaki   Finland F54 9.08 9.74 9.92 9.69 9.63 9.58 9.92 1021 WR
  Che Jon Fernandes   Greece F53 8.15 8.21 8.17 7.94 8.29 8.17 8.29 1020 SB
4 Ales Kisy   Czech Republic F53 x 8.05 8.07 7.90 8.25 8.16 8.25 1015 SB
5 Andreas Gratt   Austria F54 9.54 9.43 9.50 9.62 8.87 9.22 9.62 990 SB
6 Georg Tischler   Austria F54 9.27 9.42 9.61 9.35 8.96 9.13 9.61 989
7 Germano Bernardi   Italy F54 8.93 9.18 9.46 8.39 9.45 9.39 9.46 974 SB
8 Husam F A Azzam   Palestine F53 7.50 7.49 7.89 7.30 7.42 7.41 7.89 971 SB
9 Scot Severn   United States F53 7.76 7.74 7.40 - - - 7.76 955 SB
10 Daniel Nobbs   Great Britain F54 8.66 8.20 9.13 - - - 9.13 940
11 Gerasimos Vryonis   Greece F53 7.40 7.20 7.54 - - - 7.54 928
12 Milan Blaha   Czech Republic F54 8.88 8.82 8.85 - - - 8.88 914 SB
13 Andrej Germic   Slovakia F54 8.46 8.84 8.41 - - - 8.84 910 SB
14 Damianos Daktylidis   Greece F53 7.00 7.23 7.08 - - - 7.23 890
15 Carlos Leon   United States F53 6.95 6.55 6.86 - - - 6.95 855

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References edit

  • "Men's Shot Put - F53/54 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.