2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium from 22 to 28 January.

In the Men's discus throw F42, held on January 27, the Gold was originally won by Fanie Lombaard of South Africa. However, he tested positive for Probenecid in a urine sample provided on 27 January 2011. The prohibited substance had been prescribed to him because of a medical problem, but he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros. The IPC redistributed the medals.^[1][2]

Medalists[]

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Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
F11	David Casinos  Spain	Vasyl Lishchynskyi  Ukraine	Bil Marinkovic  Austria
F12	Oleksandr Iasynovyi  Ukraine	Vladimir Andryushchenko  Russia	Kim Lopez Gonzalez  Spain
F32/33/34	Lahouari Bahlaz  Algeria	Czech Republic	Iran
F35/36	Pawel Piotrowski  Poland	Reginald Benade  Namibia	Ukraine
F37/38	Tomasz Blatkiewicz  Poland	Mykola Zhabnyak  Ukraine	Javad Hardani  Iran
F40	Paschalis Stathelakos  Greece	Jonathan de Souza Santos  Brazil	Scott Danberg  United States
F42	Gino de Keersmaeker  Belgium	Aled Davies  United Kingdom	Greece
F44	Daniel Greaves  United Kingdom	Jeremy Campbell  United States	Farzad Sepahvand  Iran
F46	Tomasz Rebisz  Poland	China	Brazil
F51/52/53	Aigars Apinis  Latvia	Joze Flere  Slovenia	Jordan
F54/55/56	Leonardo Diaz  Cuba	Draženko Mitrović  Serbia	Bulgaria
F57/58	Alexey Ashapatov  Russia	Egypt	Germany

F11[]

The Men's discus throw, F11 was held on January 22

F11 = visual impairment: from no light perception in either eye, to light perception but with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	David Casinos	Spain	39.33	x	x	37.29	x	40.89	40.89
	Vasyl Lishchynskyi	Ukraine	36.64	5.58	36.42	30.03	37.79	36.44	37.79
	Bil Marinkovic	Austria	x	34.20	34.53	36.70	33.92	34.83	36.70
4		Argentina	33.32	x	34.43	x	x	32.27	34.43
5	Miroslaw Madzia	Poland	31.46	31.21	x	x	32.39	x	32.39
6		Colombia	28.72	x	27.67	30.82	24.97	32.04	32.04
7		Iraq	29.21	x	25.83	29.15	27.56	29.60	29.60
8		Portugal	27.16	27.76	27.46	28.53	28.30	29.43	29.43
9		South Korea	25.47	27.64	x				27.64
10		Ukraine	x	24.39	x				24.39

F12[]

The Men's discus throw, F12 was held on January 28

F12 = visual impairment: may recognise the shape of a hand, have a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Oleksandr Iasynovyi	Ukraine	47.15	x	48.11	48.61	44.74	48.04	48.61	SB
	Vladimir Andryushchenko	Russia	43.63	43.96	40.36	x	42.03	39.69	43.96
	Kim Lopez Gonzalez	Spain	41.35	43.63	42.39	x	41.87	x	43.63	SB
4	Russell Short	Australia	38.50	38.34	40.58	40.40	38.05	38.02	40.58
5	Rolandas Urbonas	Lithuania	x	32.39	34.45	x	16.89	39.22	39.22
6		South Africa	32.95	33.72	32.63	34.72	31.30	x	34.72
7		Iraq	29.14	x	x	30.40	x	28.81	30.40

Key: SB = Season Best

F32/33/34[]

The Men's discus throw, F32/33/34 was held on January 24 and the medal ceremony on January 25

F32/33/34

• F32 = poor functional strength in arms, legs and trunk, able to propel a wheelchair. Compete in a wheelchair, may throw a discus from a throwing frame.
• F33 = some degree of trunk movement when pushing a wheelchair, forward trunk movement limited during forceful pushing. Throwing movements mainly from the arm. Compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.
• F34 = demonstrates good functional strength, minimal limitation or control problems in arms or trunk. Compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
	Lahouari Bahlaz	Algeria	16.53	17.56	20.30	18.77	18.62	17.36	20.30	1020	WR
		Czech Republic	18.47	17.38	x	18.24	17.64	20.19	20.19	1014	AR
		Iran	34.60	37.72	37.65	37.06	x	39.44	39.44	994
4		Slovakia	19.52	x	x	13.93	11.58	x	19.52	977	SB
5	Kamel Kardjena	Algeria	x	x	28.42	x	x	x	28.42	977	CR
6		Iran	x	35.52	36.99	37.96	x	x	37.96	952	SB
7	Kieran Tscherniawsky	United Kingdom	26.50	27.20	x	26.99	x	27.52	27.52	942
8	Thierry Cibone	France	x	35.85	28.93	32.59	34.11	x	35.85	889
9	Hani Alnakhli	Saudi Arabia	25.85	23.77	24.32				25.85	872
10		United Arab Emirates	x	x	23.83				23.83	782	SB
11		Algeria	x	x	16.04				16.04	760
12	Faouzi Rzig	Tunisia	27.91	29.57	30.63				30.63	715
13	Daniel West	United Kingdom	29.85	25.17	x				29.85	688
14	Chris Martin	United Kingdom	x	21.58	x				21.58	675
15	Roman Musil	Czech Republic	27.35	23.53	26.51				27.35	598
16		United States	x	26.35	24.67				26.35	562
17	Mourad Idoudi	Tunisia	15.98	18.03	x				18.03	499
		Tunisia	x	x	x				NM

Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, NM = No Mark

F35/36[]

The Men's discus throw, F35/36 was held on January 28

F35/36

• F35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance. A shift of centre of gravity may lead to loss of balance, may have sufficient lower extremity function to execute a run up when throwing.
• F36 = able to walk without assistance or assistive devices, more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved, dynamic is often better than static balance. Hand control, grasp and release affected when throwing.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
	Pawel Piotrowski	Poland	35.68	x	x	33.64	x	38.65	38.65	1004	CR
	Reginald Benade	Namibia	x	38.37	x	32.72	x	x	38.37	997	AR
		Ukraine	35.10	36.10	35.66	x	34.28	38.09	38.09	990	SB
4	Duane Strydom	South Africa	37.53	36.67	33.99	x	33.97	34.21	37.53	976	SB
5	Sebastian Dietz	Germany	35.56	35.55	34.48	x	37.31	37.38	37.38	972	SB
6	Wenbo Wang	China	25.56	34.20	7.04	36.50	32.89	29.24	36.50	949	SB
7		Croatia	33.35	25.92	31.87	28.85	x	x	33.35	856
8	Guo Wei	China	x	39.29	x	x	38.83	38.72	39.29	663
9		Latvia	30.36	28.77	33.83				33.83	509
		Brazil	x	x	x				NM

Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark

F37/38[]

The Men's discus throw, F37/38 was held on January 23 with the medal ceremony on January 24

F37/38

• F37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on the same side, good functional ability on the non impaired side, better development, good arm and hand control and follow through.
• F38 = must meet the minimum disability criteria for athletes with cerebral palsy, head injury or stroke. A limitation in function that impacts on sports performance.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
	Tomasz Blatkiewicz	Poland	51.47	47.34	x	51.48	53.00	47.90	53.00	1003	WR
	Mykola Zhabnyak	Ukraine	47.67	42.95	x	x	52.48	x	52.48	999	SB
	Javad Hardani	Iran	46.53	45.72	x	x	43.86	45.75	46.53	985	CR
4		Denmark	34.31	x	45.56	47.04	45.06	x	47.04	955	SB
5	Khusniddin Norbekov	Uzbekistan	46.59	45.14	x	43.56	x	x	46.59	950
6		Egypt	45.60	x	44.74	x	45.69	46.22	46.22	946
7		China	44.77	43.51	x	44.40	-	-	44.77	929	SB
8	Oleksandr Doroshenko	Ukraine	41.28	38.79	x	x	x	x	41.28	929
9		South Africa	43.76	43.66	43.61				43.76	916
10		Finland	35.89	38.89	x				38.89	834
		South Africa	x	x	-				NM

Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark

F40[]

The Men's discus throw, F40 was held on January 24

F40 = dwarfism.^[20]

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Paschalis Stathelakos	Greece	38.62	38.90	38.94	40.92	35.90	x	40.92	WR
	Jonathan de Souza Santos	Brazil	39.11	38.25	33.95	39.31	38.13	37.79	39.31
	Scott Danberg	United States	31.73	35.82	33.42	33.55	36.18	33.81	36.18	SB
4		Greece	33.32	31.91	35.35	x	27.66	33.92	35.35
5	Hocine Gherzouli	Algeria	27.64	30.39	x	x	29.12	30.61	30.61	AR
6		China	29.32	30.34	29.54	29.75	29.05	29.24	30.34	AR
7	Kovan Abdulraheem	Iraq	26.44	27.70	29.28	28.28	x	27.84	29.28	SB
8		China	x	x	29.15	28.06	x	29.13	29.15	SB
09		Morocco	27.02	21.52	x				27.02
10	Wildan Nukhailawi	Iraq	x	26.97	x				26.97
11		Jordan	21.05	21.78	21.63				21.78	SB
12		Morocco	x	21.33	21.31				21.33

Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best, AR = Area Record

F42[]

The Men's discus throw, F42 was held on January 27. The Gold was originally won by Fanie Lombaard of South Africa. However, he tested positive for Probenecid in a urine sample provided on 27 January 2011. The prohibited substance had been prescribed to him because of a medical problem, but he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros.

The IPC upgraded Keersmaeker, Davies and Fylachtos to gold, silver and bronze respectively.^[22][23]

F42 = single above knee amputation or equivalent impairments.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
DSQ	Fanie Lombaard	South Africa	x	40.29	41.89	x	42.03	x	42.03	SB
	Gino de Keersmaeker	Belgium	38.79	40.03	39.20	41.70	40.63	38.34	41.70
	Aled Davies	United Kingdom	38.90	37.86	38.53	41.45	x	41.56	41.56
		Greece	39.89	41.23	40.18	39.71	40.34	40.60	41.23	SB
4		Bulgaria	x	37.90	38.52	35.35	x	38.96	38.96	SB
		Saudi Arabia							DNS

Key: SB = Season Best, DNS = Did not Start

F44[]

The Men's discus throw, F44 was held on January 26

F44 = single below knee amputation or equivalent impairments.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Daniel Greaves	United Kingdom	53.83	x	x	58.98	58.18	x	58.98	WR
	Jeremy Campbell	United States	51.68	x	53.37	53.40	50.21	x	53.40
	Farzad Sepahvand	Iran	47.11	50.98	x	52.59	53.12	x	53.12	SB
4	Jackie Christiansen	Denmark	x	47.50	x	x	x	51.25	51.25	SB
5		Slovakia	x	37.10	45.96	46.09	42.93	47.40	47.40
6		Russia	42.92	40.31	x	x	44.93	43.40	44.93	SB
7		Croatia	x	35.72	43.06	x	38.86	x	43.06	SB
8		Greece	39.52	x	x	x	39.58	37.42	39.58
9	Mingjie Gao	China	38.32	39.13	38.42				39.13
10	Tony Falelavaki	France	36.40	35.69	36.03				36.40

Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best

F46[]

The Men's discus throw, F46 was held on January 25

F46 = single above or below elbow amputation, or equivalent impairments.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Tomasz Rebisz	Poland	46.40	x	x	44.21	47.44	47.04	47.44	CR
		China	43.09	45.09	x	x	44.64	44.80	45.09	SB
		Brazil	43.86	41.62	45.08	x	43.44	45.05	45.08	AR
4		China	42.32	x	42.07	x	44.21	45.01	45.01
5		China	44.58	43.94	x	x	44.48	x	44.58
6		Algeria	x	x	x	42.91	41.63	42.62	42.91	AR
7	Nikita Prokhorov	Russia	39.13	40.44	x	38.46	40.70	x	40.70
8		France	34.81	40.05	36.37	37.32	39.17	37.04	40.05	SB

Key: CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best, AR = Area Record

F51/52/53[]

The Men's discus throw, F51/52/53 was held on January 27

F51/52/53

• F51 = a weakness in shoulder function, the ability to bend but not straighten the elbow joint, no trunk or leg function, no movement in the fingers, can bend the wrists backwards but not forwards.
• F52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function.
• F53 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal, leg or lower spinal function.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
	Aigars Apinis	Latvia	20.88	17.64	20.08	-	-	-	20.88	998	WR
	Joze Flere	Slovenia	x	10.06	10.23	8.97	x	x	10.23	791	CR
		Jordan	15.31	18.18	17.77	17.66	18.18	17.58	18.18	739	AR
4		Greece	9.34	9.61	9.86	9.48	x	8.73	9.86	727
5	Carlos Leon	United States	18.97	16.54	22.13	20.88	22.03	22.59	22.59	703	SB
6		Ireland	17.33	17.49	17.05	15.54	16.11	x	17.49	675
7		United States	21.32	22.03	21.87	17.04	20.86	21.65	22.03	663
8		Croatia	8.42	8.43	7.95	x	x	8.87	8.87	564
9		Algeria	11.39	12.90	13.43				13.43	342	AR

Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best

F54/55/56[]

The Men's discus throw, F54/55/56 was held on January 28

F54/55/56

• F54 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal or lower spinal function.
• F55 = normal upper limb function, may have partial to almost normal trunk function, no leg function.
• F56 = normal upper limb and trunk function, some leg function, may have high bilateral above knee amputation.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
	Leonardo Diaz	Cuba	42.22	39.44	38.20	41.42	43.10	42.78	43.10	1030	WR
	Drazenko Mitrovic	Serbia	30.37	31.35	26.66	31.26	30.56	31.10	31.35	1027	WR
		Bulgaria	x	35.20	39.42	30.86	36.57	38.37	39.42	1002	WR
4	Ali Mohammad Yari	Iran	35.34	31.32	37.28	39.71	39.85	41.10	41.10	1000	AR
5	Alexey Kuznetsov	Russia	26.53	27.99	25.05	28.18	26.60	26.99	28.18	954
6	Martin Němec	Czech Republic	31.58	34.47	32.77	35.22	35.01	36.01	36.01	936
7		China	30.47	32.39	33.51	31.62	30.86	32.84	33.51	876
8		Czech Republic	33.15	x	30.67	x	33.00	33.99	33.99	848
9		Greece	28.46	30.87	30.92				30.92	801

Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record

F57/58[]

The Men's discus throw, F57/58 was held on January 26

F57/58

• F57 = normal upper limb and trunk function, may have bilateral above knee amputations.
• F58 = normal upper limb and trunk function, bilateral below knee amputation or single above knee amputation.

Results[]

Final[]

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Points	Notes
	Alexey Ashapatov	Russia	56.89	49.75	52.36	x	52.44	57.64	57.64	1000	WR
		Egypt	49.01	47.67	54.96	51.06	54.80	54.76	54.96	957	SB
		Germany	39.97	43.93	41.92	x	43.15	44.29	44.29	912
4	Rostislav Pohlmann	Czech Republic	34.71	41.85	40.01	39.23	41.63	44.16	44.16	909
5		United Arab Emirates	x	43.21	42.89	39.58	x	x	43.21	887
6	Mahmoud Ramadan El Attar	Egypt	49.85	x	44.67	47.32	x	x	49.85	861	SB
7		United States	x	43.11	46.04	43.31	46.82	42.61	46.82	794
8		France	x	44.46	36.32	x	x	41.32	44.46	738
9		Qatar	34.40	40.50	39.51				40.50	634

Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best

See also[]

• 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's pentathlon
• List of IPC world records in athletics

References[]

General

• Schedule and results, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
• IPC Athletics Classification Explained, Scottish Disability Sport

Specific