Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F40

Men's Shot Put F40
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning distance11.75
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paschalis Stathelakos  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mathias Mester  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hocine Gherzouli  Algeria

The men's shot put F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:50 on 15 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 Paschalis Stathelakos of Greece.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paschalis Stathelakos  Greece 11.50 10.33 11.42 11.62 11.43 11.75 11.75 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mathias Mester  Germany 10.87 10.66 11.16 10.65 10.99 10.73 11.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hocine Gherzouli  Algeria 9.97 10.59 11.08 10.89 10.70 10.55 11.08 SB
4 Alexandros Michail Konstantinidis  Greece 9.91 10.18 10.28 10.58 10.45 9.57 10.58 SB
5 Jonathan de Souza Santos  Brazil 10.42 10.06 9.94 10.12 10.50 10.53 10.53
6 Marek Margoc  Slovakia 9.90 x x 9.48 9.71 x 9.90
7 Denis Slunjski  Croatia 9.20 8.99 9.69 9.83 9.78 9.34 9.83 SB
8 Scott Danberg  United States 9.11 9.60 9.35 9.79 x 9.54 9.79
9 Fan Chengcheng  China x 9.49 9.59 - - - 9.59
10 Mohamed El Garaa  Morocco 8.95 9.27 8.83 - - - 9.27
11 Mohamed Amara  Tunisia 8.68 8.67 9.23 - - - 9.23
12 Lutz Langer  Germany 8.81 8.66 9.12 - - - 9.12
13 Ibrahimi Abouchari  Morocco 8.53 8.78 8.52 - - - 8.78
14 Rosel-Clemariot-Christian Nikoua  Central African Republic 8.20 7.81 8.00 - - - 8.20

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

  • "Men's Shot Put - F40 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2012.