The men's shot put F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 15 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 Olokhan Musayev, representing 
Azerbaijan.
| Men's Shot Put F55/56 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Olokhan Musayev from Azerbaijan, gold medalist | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 13.49 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Cl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Pts. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Olokhan Musayev | Azerbaijan |
F56 | 13.32 | 13.49 | 11.04 | 12.82 | 12.11 | 12.08 | 13.49 | 1162 | WR |
 |
Krzysztof Smorszczewski |  Poland |
F56 | 11.95 | 11.75 | 11.74 | 11.31 | 11.62 | 11.82 | 11.95 | 1030 | |
 |
Martin Němec |  Czech Republic |
F55 | 10.71 | 10.99 | 11.38 | 10.91 | 11.07 | 11.55 | 11.55 | 1020 | PR |
| 4 | Alexey Ivanov |  Russia |
F56 | 11.68 | 11.49 | 11.75 | 11.48 | 11.70 | 11.52 | 11.75 | 1012 | SB |
| 5 | Scott Winkler |  United States |
F55 | 11.27 | 11.11 | 11.05 | 10.69 | 10.72 | x | 11.27 | 995 | SB |
| 6 | Mohamed Roshdy Beshta |  Egypt |
F56 | 11.35 | 10.45 | 11.32 | 11.07 | x | x | 11.35 | 978 | SB |
| 7 | Pieter Gruijters |  Netherlands |
F56 | 10.97 | 11.20 | 11.27 | 10.85 | 11.33 | 10.97 | 11.33 | 976 | |
| 8 | Ilias Nalmpantis |  Greece |
F55 | 10.74 | 10.82 | 10.99 | 10.93 | x | 10.81 | 10.99 | 971 | SB |
| 9 | Ulrich Iser |  Germany |
F55 | 10.64 | 10.81 | 10.77 | - | - | - | 10.81 | 955 | |
| 10 | Adrian Vasko |  Slovakia |
F56 | 10.35 | 10.85 | 10.88 | - | - | - | 10.88 | 938 | SB |
| 11 | Enrique Sanchez |  Mexico |
F56 | x | 10.57 | 10.43 | - | - | - | 10.57 | 911 | SB |
| 12 | Jalil Bagherijedi |  Iran |
F55 | 9.99 | 5.64 | 9.75 | - | - | - | 9.99 | 882 | |
| 13 | Karol Kozun | Poland |
F55 | 9.15 | 9.89 | 9.79 | - | - | - | 9.89 | 873 | |
| 14 | Leonardo Diaz |  Cuba |
F56 | 10.10 | 10.04 | 9.90 | - | - | - | 10.10 | 870 | SB |
| 15 | Dzevad Pandzic |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
F55 | 8.59 | 8.82 | 9.02 | - | - | - | 9.02 | 797 | |
| 16 | Erick Figueredo | Cuba |
F55 | 8.11 | 8.07 | 7.92 | - | - | - | 8.11 | 716 | |
| 17 | Justine Ernest |  Tanzania |
F56 | 6.57 | 6.82 | 6.88 | - | - | - | 6.88 | 593 |
WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best.
References edit
- "Men's Shot Put - F55/56 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.