Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F37–38

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Men's Shot Put F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates13 September
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Winning distance16.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xia Dong  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomasz Blatkiewicz  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Loosch  Germany

The men's shot put F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:20 on 13 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 16.60 13.77 - 15.25 14.86 15.05 16.60 1104 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomasz Blatkiewicz  Poland F37 14.34 14.23 14.41 14.05 14.14 14.74 14.74 980 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Loosch  Germany F38 14.05 x 14.44 x 14.15 14.11 14.44 968
4 Robert Chyra  Poland F37 11.74 12.62 13.01 12.71 x x 13.01 865 SB
5  Great Britain F38 11.41 12.20 12.49 11.99 12.68 12.72 12.72 853
6 Ahmed Meshaima  Bahrain F37 12.40 12.80 12.73 x 12.62 12.58 12.80 851
7 Mykola Zhabnyak  Ukraine F37 12.65 12.39 12.63 12.14 12.68 12.73 12.73 846
8  Tunisia F38 12.06 12.44 x 11.83 12.56 12.42 12.56 842 SB
9 Dušan Grézl  Czech Republic F38 x 12.09 11.95 - - - 12.09 810
10  Russia F37 x 10.96 11.99 - - - 11.99 797

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References[]

  • "Men's Shot Put - F37/38 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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