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

Men's Shot Put F37/38 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	13 September
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Winning distance	16.60
Medalists
Xia Dong   China   Tomasz Blatkiewicz   Poland   Thomas Loosch   Germany

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F32
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
F33/F34
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T35/F35
100 m		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T36/F36
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T37/F37
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
800 m		men
Long Jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T38/F38
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
Long Jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men

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.

Results

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

• "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.