Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F42–46

Women's Discus F42-46
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 September
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning distance36.99
Medalists
   China
   China
   China
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
F40
Shot put   men women
T42/F42
100 m men women
Long jump   men women
Shot put   men women
Discus throw   men women
Javelin throw   men women
T44/F44/P44
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
High jump men
Long jump   men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Pentathlon men
T46/F46
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1,500 m men
5,000 m men
Marathon men
High jump men
Long jump   men
Relay event
4×100 m relay men

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.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Wang Jun China F42 x 34.09 34.14 34.36 x 36.99 36.99 1216 WR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yang Yue China F44 41.04 39.46 37.44 39.09 42.38 42.06 42.38 1122 WR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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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