Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw THS2

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Men's discus throw THS2
at the IX Paralympic Games
Athletics - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic Athletics
Venue Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
DatesSeptember 1992
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Horst Beyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg John Eden Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Roberto Simonazzi Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

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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Results

Final

PlaceAthleteWidth
1Flag of Germany.svg  Horst Beyer  (GER)40.84
2Flag of Australia.svg  John Eden  (AUS)
3Flag of Germany.svg  Roberto Simonazzi  (GER)
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Ahmed  (EGY)
5Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Pfeifer  (AUT)
6Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Viktar Khilmonchyk  (IPP)
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Guillermo Pérez  (CUB)
8Flag of Latvia.svg  Aldis Šūpulnieks  (LAT)
9Flag of Israel.svg  Nachman Wolf  (ISR)
10Flag of Australia.svg  Kerrod McGregor  (AUS)
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gino de Keersmaeker  (BEL)
12Flag of Kuwait.svg  Adnan Al-Khulefi  (KUW)
13Flag of Kuwait.svg  Husain Al-Enezi  (KUW)
14Flag of Spain.svg  Andres Garcia  (ESP)
15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Didier Simons  (BEL)
16Flag of Australia.svg  Jason Willis  (AUS)
17Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Ward  (USA)
18Flag of Kuwait.svg  Ayad Al-Ali  (KUW)
19Flag of Oman (1970-1995).svg  Khalfan Al-Hedafi  (OMA)
-Flag of Cuba.svg  Ernesto Garrido  (CUB)DNS
-Flag of Germany.svg  Rainer Guhl  (GER)NM
-Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Fuh Hwan Lay  (TPE)NM
-Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Lebrero  (ESP)NM

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