Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F53–54
| Men's Discus F53/54 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 31.08 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 
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| F51 | ||||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Club throw | men | |||
| T52/F52 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| T53/F53 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| T54/F54 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1,500 m | men | women | ||
| 5,000 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| F55/F56 | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| F57/F58 | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Relay event | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
The men's discus F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 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 Fan Liang, representing 
China.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fan Liang | China |
F54 | 30.52 | 31.08 | x | - | - | - | 31.08 | 1130 | WR |
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Draženko Mitrović |  Serbia |
F54 | 28.09 | 28.87 | 28.69 | 27.73 | 28.80 | 29.09 | 29.09 | 1058 | SB |
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Toshie Oi |  Japan |
F53 | x | 24.22 | 26.21 | 22.96 | 25.15 | x | 26.21 | 1032 | PR |
| 4 | Alphanso Cunningham |  Jamaica |
F53 | 25.90 | 25.52 | 24.37 | 23.84 | 25.15 | 25.90 | 25.90 | 1020 | SB |
| 5 | Efthymios Kalaras |  Greece |
F54 | 26.91 | 27.98 | 26.87 | 27.15 | 26.94 | 22.03 | 27.98 | 1017 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
F54 | 25.10 | 25.78 | 24.90 | 24.25 | 24.61 | 23.42 | 25.78 | 937 | SB | |
| 7 | Scot Severn |  United States |
F53 | 22.42 | 23.71 | 21.29 | 19.73 | 21.84 | 22.58 | 23.71 | 934 | SB |
| 8 | Serbia |
F54 | 24.02 | 24.49 | 24.57 | 23.23 | 24.32 | 24.34 | 24.57 | 893 | ||
| 9 | Georg Tischler |  Austria |
F54 | 21.70 | 20.25 | 21.10 | - | - | - | 21.70 | 789 |
WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best.
References[]
- "Men's Discus - F53/54 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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