Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F42–46

Women's Discus F42-46
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 September
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning distance36.99
Medalists
   China
   China
   China
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
F40
Shot put   men women
T42/F42
100 m men women
Long jump   men women
Shot put   men women
Discus throw   men women
Javelin throw   men women
T44/F44/P44
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
High jump men
Long jump   men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Pentathlon men
T46/F46
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1,500 m men
5,000 m men
Marathon men
High jump men
Long jump   men
Relay event
4×100 m relay men

The women's discus F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:20 on 15 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 8 competitors they each had 6 throws. The competition was won by Wang Jun, representing China.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
1st Wang Jun China F42 x 34.09 34.14 34.36 x 36.99 36.99 1216 WR
2nd Yang Yue China F44 41.04 39.46 37.44 39.09 42.38 42.06 42.38 1122 WR
3rd Zheng Baozhu China F42 28.19 32.07 33.19 29.62 32.70 30.64 33.19 1091 SB
4 Michaela Floeth Germany F44 38.25 38.87 x x 36.73 36.40 38.87 1029
5 Claudia Biene Germany F42 28.34 27.01 26.87 28.55 23.91 24.21 28.55 938
6 Andrea Scherney Austria F44 29.48 x 30.52 28.67 32.09 32.29 32.29 855 SB
7 Jelena Vukovic Croatia F42 24.38 24.09 23.77 24.90 24.09 23.24 24.90 818 SB
8 Artimiza Sequeira Cape Verde F42 17.83 17.51 16.40 16.44 17.04 15.18 17.83 586

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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