Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F55–56

Sporting event
Men's Javelin F55/56
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates9 September
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Winning distance42.27
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pieter Gruijters  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yingbin  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed  Egypt
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The men's javelin F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:55 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 entrants they took 6 throws each. The competition was won by Pieter Gruijters, representing  Netherlands.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pieter Gruijters  Netherlands F56 x 41.95 42.27 37.86 33.92 38.20 42.27 1159 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yingbin  China F55 31.78 32.70 32.55 x 31.18 31.96 32.70 994 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed  Egypt F55 28.15 30.19 x 28.84 30.54 12.15 30.54 929 SB
4 Josef Stiak  Czech Republic F56 30.50 30.96 31.20 29.30 31.88 31.26 31.88 874
5 Leonardo Diaz  Cuba F56 27.03 26.52 30.70 29.08 27.30 28.95 30.70 842 SB
6 Karol Kozun  Poland F55 x 22.80 26.69 x x 26.67 26.69 812

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

  • "Men's Javelin - F55/56 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.