Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F53–54

The men's discus F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 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 Fan Liang, representing  China.

RankAthleteNationalityClass123456BestPointsNotes
Fan Liang ChinaF54 30.52 31.08 x - - - 31.081130WR
Draženko Mitrović SerbiaF54 28.09 28.87 28.69 27.73 28.80 29.09 29.091058SB
Toshie Oi JapanF53 x 24.22 26.21 22.96 25.15 x 26.211032PR
4Alphanso Cunningham JamaicaF53 25.90 25.52 24.37 23.84 25.15 25.90 25.901020SB
5Efthymios Kalaras GreeceF54 26.91 27.98 26.87 27.15 26.94 22.03 27.981017
6Germano Bernardi ItalyF54 25.10 25.78 24.90 24.25 24.61 23.42 25.78937SB
7Scot Severn United StatesF53 22.42 23.71 21.29 19.73 21.84 22.58 23.71934SB
8Jovica Brkic SerbiaF54 24.02 24.49 24.57 23.23 24.32 24.34 24.57893
9Georg Tischler AustriaF54 21.70 20.25 21.10 - - - 21.70789
Men's Discus F53/54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning distance31.08
Medalists
Fan Liang  China
Draženko Mitrović  Serbia
Toshie Oi  Japan
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

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

References

  • "Men's Discus - F53/54 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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