Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F57–58

Men's Discus F57/58 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	13 September
Competitors	11 from 10 nations
Winning distance	57.61
Medalists
Alexey Ashapatov  Russia Zheng Weihai  China Rostislav Pohlmann  Czech Republic

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 F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 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 Alexey Ashapatov, representing  Russia.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Points	Notes
	Alexey Ashapatov	Russia	F58	46.82	57.05	57.61	45.89	41.25	54.00	57.61	1079	WR
	Zheng Weihai	China	F57	47.72	49.09	46.42	43.27	45.45	48.70	49.09	1052	WR
	Rostislav Pohlmann	Czech Republic	F57	43.23	45.48	40.91	42.23	43.62	43.04	45.48	975	SB
4	Ali Ghardooni	Germany	F57	38.98	43.30	43.83	44.57	43.92	44.69	44.69	958
5	Pasilione Tafilagi	France	F58	50.87	49.96	50.93	38.91	36.86	36.43	50.93	954	SB
6	Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar	Egypt	F58	x	50.72	40.13	49.76	46.62	50.74	50.74	951
7	Leonardo Amancio	Brazil	F58	42.19	38.75	50.54	45.85	48.04	41.70	50.54	947	SB
8	Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe	Nigeria	F58	49.25	49.18	50.17	50.42	45.80	50.47	50.42	945	SB
9	Xu Chongyao	China	F58	44.83	48.75	x	-	-	-	48.75	913	SB
10	Fernando del Rosario	Mexico	F58	44.43	47.44	47.00	-	-	-	47.44	889
11	Nathan Stephens	Great Britain	F57	36.26	37.23	38.89	-	-	-	38.89	834

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

• "Men's Discus - F57/58 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.