| Men's discus throw C5 at the IX Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Men's discus throw B3 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes. [1]
| Place | Athlete | Width | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 34.26 | |
| 2 |  | 33.98 | |
| 3 | | 33.66 | |
| 4 |  | 33.12 | |
| 5 | | 27.54 | |
| 6 |  | 25.80 | |
| 7 | | DNS |
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The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
The men's discus throw at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium from 22 to 28 January.
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The Men's discus throw B1 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes.
The Men's discus throw B2 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes.
The Men's discus throw B3 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes.
The Men's discus throw C7 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes.
The Men's discus throw THS2 was a field event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for athletes with missing limbs.
Akeem Stewart is a Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic athlete competing in F43/F44-classification discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events.
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