Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F40

Women's Discus F40; at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	13 September
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Winning distance	28.04
Medalists

The women's discus F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:30 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 Menggen Jimisu, representing China.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Menggenjimisu	China	26.93	26.07	27.97	27.74	28.04	x	28.04	WR
	Raoua Tlili	Tunisia	27.33	17.46	25.43	26.34	27.61	x	27.61	SB
	Najat El Garaa	Morocco	24.90	x	26.86	x	25.68	25.47	26.86
4	Laila El Garaa	Morocco	22.32	23.44	x	22.49	x	x	23.44
5	Sophie Hancock	Great Britain	20.12	20.31	21.53	21.37	20.82	20.76	21.53	SB
6	Jill Kennedy	United States	20.41	18.98	x	20.71	20.89	20.72	20.89
7	Petra Hommen	Germany	x	20.29	19.54	19.68	20.18	17.54	20.29
8	Patricia Marquis	France	x	17.84	x	16.39	17.25	x	17.84	SB
9	Hasnaa Moubal	Morocco	16.30	17.19	14.42	-	-	-	17.19

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

"Women's Discus - F40 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

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