Men's discus throw THS2 at the IX Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | ||||||||||||
Dates | September 1992 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Men's discus throw THS2 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for athletes with missing limbs. [1]
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