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
Xia Dong   China   Zhang Xuelong   China   Javad Hardani   Iran

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F32
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
F33/F34
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T35/F35
100 m		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T36/F36
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T37/F37
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
800 m		men
Long Jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T38/F38
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
Long Jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men

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

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Cl.	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Pts.	Notes
	Xia Dong	China	F37	57.81	-	45.31	48.67	-	47.35	57.81	1201	WR
	Zhang Xuelong	China	F37	47.28	48.15	50.24	47.10	44.49	-	50.24	1044
	Javad Hardani	Iran	F38	46.43	46.21	46.29	44.91	44.05	47.65	47.65	972	SB
4	Wade McMahon	Australia	F37	45.22	40.43	43.69	46.71	45.46	45.08	46.71	970	SB
5	Ahmed Meshaima	Bahrain	F37	42.09	44.56	43.47	46.22	41.95	x	46.22	960
6	Kenny Churchill	Great Britain	F37	44.42	45.30	42.14	43.47	41.89	44.04	45.30	941
7	Mykola Zhabnyak	Ukraine	F37	40.02	x	40.65	44.57	34.61	x	44.57	926	SB
8	Petr Vratil	Czech Republic	F38	40.86	42.39	x	43.17	x	44.66	44.66	911	SB
9	Abdeljabbar Dhifallah	Tunisia	F37	36.47	39.10	38.87	-	-	-	39.10	812

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.