| Events at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The women's club throw at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships was held at the Olympic Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F32 [1] | Mounia Gasmi  Algeria | 25.07 | Maroua Ibrahmi  Tunisia | 24.52 SB | Gemma Prescott  Great Britain | 19.97 PB |
| F51 [2] | Zoia Ovsii  Ukraine | 23.74 CR | Cassie Mitchell  United States | 23.37 PB | Rachael Morrison United States | 22.92 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
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