Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F37–38

Men's Javelin F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates9 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning distance57.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xia Dong  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Xuelong  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Javad Hardani  Iran
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
F32
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Club throwmen
F33/F34
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
T35/F35
100 mmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
T36/F36
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
T37/F37
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
800 mmen
Long Jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
T38/F38
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
Long Jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Relay event
4×100 m relaymen

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xia Dong  China F37 57.81 - 45.31 48.67 - 47.35 57.81 1201 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Xuelong  China F37 47.28 48.15 50.24 47.10 44.49 - 50.24 1044
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.