Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F37–38

Men's Javelin F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 9 September
Competitors 9 from 8 nations
Winning distance 57.81
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Xia Dong  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Zhang Xuelong  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Javad Hardani  Iran

The men's javelin F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:50 on 9 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

RankAthleteNationalityCl.123456BestPts.Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)Xia Dong ChinaF37 57.81 - 45.31 48.67 - 47.35 57.811201WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Zhang Xuelong ChinaF37 47.28 48.15 50.24 47.10 44.49 - 50.241044
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Javad Hardani IranF38 46.43 46.21 46.29 44.91 44.05 47.65 47.65972SB
4Wade McMahon AustraliaF37 45.22 40.43 43.69 46.71 45.46 45.08 46.71970SB
5Ahmed Meshaima BahrainF37 42.09 44.56 43.47 46.22 41.95 x 46.22960
6Kenny Churchill Great BritainF37 44.42 45.30 42.14 43.47 41.89 44.04 45.30941
7Mykola Zhabnyak UkraineF37 40.02 x 40.65 44.57 34.61 x 44.57926SB
8Petr Vratil Czech RepublicF38 40.86 42.39 x 43.17 x 44.66 44.66911SB
9Abdeljabbar Dhifallah TunisiaF37 36.47 39.10 38.87 - - - 39.10812

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

  • "Men's Javelin - F37/38 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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