Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F53–54

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.

Men's Discus F53/54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning distance31.08
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fan Liang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Draženko Mitrović  Serbia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toshie Oi  Japan
Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fan Liang  China F54 30.52 31.08 x - - - 31.08 1130 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Draženko Mitrović  Serbia F54 28.09 28.87 28.69 27.73 28.80 29.09 29.09 1058 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 Germano Bernardi  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 Jovica Brkic  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

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  • "Men's Discus - F53/54 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.