Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump F37–38

Men's Long Jump F37/38 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	9 September
Competitors	13 from 11 nations
Winning distance	6.44
Medalists
Farhat Chida   Tunisia   Haider Ali   Pakistan   Ma Yuxi   China

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 long jump F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:33 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three jumps, only the top eight had 3 further jumps. The competition was won by Farhat Chida, representing Tunisia.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Cl.	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Pts.	Notes
	Farhat Chida	Tunisia	F38	6.29	6.36	5.98	6.11	6.44	6.40	6.44	1104	WR
	Haider Ali	Pakistan	F38	6.23	x	6.36	6.13	x	6.44	6.44	1104	=WR
	Ma Yuxi	China	F37	6.12	x	6.06	5.81	x	6.19	6.19	1076	WR
4	Aristotelis Marinos	Greece	F38	5.67	5.46	x	5.58	5.84	5.95	5.95	1020	SB
5	Darren Thrupp	Australia	F37	x	5.76	5.82	5.57	x	x	5.82	1011	SB
6	Fares Hamdi	Tunisia	F37	5.64	5.77	5.60	5.57	5.42	5.19	5.77	1003	SB
7	Baldur Baldursson	Iceland	F37	5.42	5.22	5.39	5.29	5.31	x	5.42	942	SB
8	Lukasz Labuch	Poland	F37	5.42	5.20	x	x	x	5.12	5.42	942
9	Vladislav Barinov	Russia	F37	5.36	x	5.29	-	-	-	5.36	931
10	Jiri Kohout	Czech Republic	F37	x	5.22	5.19	-	-	-	5.22	907	SB
11	Benjamin Cardozo	Mexico	F37	x	x	5.17	-	-	-	5.17	898
12	Mvstapha Moussaoui	Algeria	F37	x	4.74	4.81	-	-	-	4.81	836
13	Jan Vlk	Czech Republic	F37	4.38	x	4.56	-	-	-	4.56	792

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best. Gold medal decided by second-best jumps (IAAF rule 180.19).

References

• "Men's Long Jump - F37/38 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2012.