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

Men's Discus F55/56 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	8 September
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Winning distance	40.87
Medalists
Leonardo Diaz  Cuba Ali Mohammad Yari  Iran Tanto Campbell  Jamaica

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
T52/F52
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Marathon		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T53/F53
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T54/F54
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1,500 m		men		women
5,000 m		men		women
Marathon		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F55/F56
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F57/F58
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men

The men's discus F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 8 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 Leonardo Diaz, representing  Cuba.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Points	Notes
	Leonardo Diaz	Cuba	F56	40.29	40.87	40.74	39.91	39.12	40.80	40.87	1061	WR
	Ali Mohammad Yari	Iran	F56	38.65	38.07	x	x	39.39	38.07	39.39	1023	SB
	Tanto Campbell	Jamaica	F56	35.51	x	x	36.62	37.50	39.31	39.31	1021	SB
4	Martin Němec	Czech Republic	F55	36.42	35.80	x	34.85	37.48	34.09	37.48	987	PR
5	Miroslav Šperk	Czech Republic	F56	36.24	36.13	33.68	35.84	35.69	36.64	36.64	951	SB
6	Mustafa Yuseinov	Bulgaria	F55	28.12	30.29	35.73	31.14	33.11	32.94	35.73	941	SB
7	Josef Stiak	Czech Republic	F56	34.66	35.41	34.62	35.06	x	36.12	36.12	938	SB
8	Mahmoud Abdelsemia	Egypt	F56	35.24	33.67	32.60	x	x	34.50	35.24	915
9	Omar Hamadin	Jordan	F56	32.59	32.16	32.12	-	-	-	32.59	846

WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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