| Events at the 2023 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 | Universal relay | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The men's discus throw events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held at Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, from 11 to 16 July.
The final of the Men's Discus Throw F11 took place at 9:08 on 15 Jul 2023.
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |  Alessandro da Silva (BRA) | X | 43.64 | 43.71 | 44.15 | X | 45.30 | 45.30 | SB |
 |  Mahdi Olad (IRI) | 39.14 | X | 38.04 | 41.24 | 42.62 | 43.73 | 43.73 | AR |
 |  Alvaro del Amo Cano (ESP) | 36.31 | X 36.41 | X | 34.72 | 37.60 | 37.60 | ||
| 4 |  Bil Marinkovic (AUT) | 34.07 | 36.26 | X | X | 37.44 | X | 37.44 | SB |
| 5 |  Petteri Peitso (FIN) | 28.61 | 33.69 | 35.50 | 29.07 | 34.93 | X | 35.50 | |
| 6 |  Monu Ghangas (IND) | 34.00 | 33.20 | 34.86 | 35.18 | 34.08 | 35.08 | 35.18 | SB |
| 7 |  Miroslaw Madzia (POL) | 32.04 | 31.15 | X | 32.40 | X | 34.26 | 34.26 | SB |
| 8 |  Clement Yuh Ndim (CMR) | 24.39 | X | 21.39 | 20.62 | 19.38 | X | 24.39 | SB |
The final of the Men's Discus Throw F37 took place at 9:04 on 16 Jul 2023.
| Rank | Athlete | Attempt | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
|  Mykola Zhabnyak (UKR) | 41.83 | X | 53.97 | 40.40 | 46.25 | 51.27 | 53.97 | SB |
|  Guy Henly (AUS) | 51.13 | 51.52 | X | 51.02 | X | 52.45 | 52.45 | SB |
| Joao Teixeira (BRA) | 50.68 | 50.51 | X | 52.28 | 52.33 | 50.91 | 52.33 | SB |
| 4 |  Yamato Shimbo (JPN) | 45.76 | 46.77 | 50.99 | X | X | X | 50.99 | PB |
| 5 |  Edwars Alexander Varela (VEN) | 50.56 | 48.60 | 45.25 | X | 43.12 | X | 50.56 | |
| 6 |  Hamdi Ouerfelli (TUN) | 48.53 | X | 48.76 | 49.65 | X | 50.27 | 50.27 | SB |
| 7 |  K Marufkhujaev (UZB) | X | 43.74 | 49.59 | X | X | X | 49.59 | PB |
| 8 |  Hamed Ali (KUW) | 40.85 | 40.03 | X | 42.17 | X | 38.73 | 42.17 | SB |
| 9 | Lukasz Czarnecki (POL) | 40.34 | 40.74 | 39.88 | — | 40.74 | |||
| 10 | Jakub Miroslaw (POL) | X | 36.99 | X | 36.99 | ||||
| — |  Jesse Zesseu (CAN) | X | X | X | NM | ||||
| — |  Donatas Dundzys (LTU) | X | X | X | NM | ||||
The final of the Men's Discus Throw F52 took place on 11 July. [1] The event was also open to athletes in the F51 classification.
| Rank | Athlete | Sport Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajitkumar Amrutlal Panchal (IND) | F52 | 21.17 | AR |
|  Aigars Apinis (LAT) | F52 | 20.46 | SB |
| Piotr Kosewicz (POL) | F52 | 19.87 | SB |
| 4 |  Velimir Šandor (CRO) | F52 | 18.69 | SB |
| 5 | André Rocha (BRA) | F52 | 18.55 | |
| 6 | Rafal Rocki (POL) | F52 | 17.83 | |
| 7 |  Zoltan Bessenyey (HUN) | F52 | 13.76 | |
| 8 |  Mohamed Berrahal (ALG) | F51 | 12.80 | SB |
| 9 | Raimondas Dabuzinskas (LTU) | F52 | 11.98 | PB |
| 10 | Pranav Soorma (IND) | F51 | 11.43 | AR |
The final of the Men's Discus Throw F56 took place at 9:00 on 12 Jul 2023. The event was also open to athletes in the F55 and F37 classifications.
| Rank | Athlete | Attempt | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | C Batista dos Santos (BRA) | 46.07 | 45.94 | X | 45.11 | X | X | 46.07 | CR |
| 2 | Yogesh Kathuniya (IND) | 43.17 | 41.82 | X | X | 40.75 | X | 43.17 | |
| 3 |  Dusan Laczko (SVK) | 42.70 | X | 42.55 | 41.15 | 42.49 | 42.09 | 42.70 | |
| 4 |  Konstantinos Tzounis (GRE) | 41.74 | 40.32 | 41.99 | 38.61 | 42.08 | 39.28 | 42.08 | SB |
| 5 |  Nebojsa Duric (SRB) | 36.31 | 38.55 | 39.52 | 39.00 | 39.22 | 39.34 | 39.52 | CR |
| 6 |  Gm Abdelhamid (EGY) | X | X | X | 36.32 | 36.95 | 37.35 | 37.35 | PB |
| 7 | Ibrahim Ibrahim (EGY) | 37.07 | X | X | X | X | X | 37.07 | |
| 8 | Yadav Neeraj (IND) | 35.19 | 34.98 | 27.64 | 35.54 | 34.29 | 34.45 | 35.54 | |
The final of the Men's Discus Throw F64 took place on 15 July. [2] The event was also open to athletes in the F44 and F43 classifications.
| Rank | Athlete | Sport Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  David Blair (USA) | F44 | 60.36 | SB |
| Jeremy Campbell (USA) | F64 | 60.33 | |
|  Dan Greaves (GBR) | F44 | 57.92 | |
| 4 | Ivan Katanušić (CRO) | F64 | 56.72 | SB |
| 5 | Harrison Walsh (GBR) | F44 | 51.18 | |
| 6 |  Egert Jõesaar (EST) | F44 | 49.88 | SB |
| 7 |  Andrés Felipe Mosquera (COL) | F44 | 49.37 | |
| 8 | Sagar Thayat (IND) | F43 | 48.68 | AR |
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