| Men's discus throw C5 at the IX Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Athletics | |||||||||||||
| 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 |  Willem Noorduin (NED) | 34.26 | |
| 2 |  Denton Johnson (USA) | 33.98 | |
| 3 | Thomas Becke (USA) | 33.66 | |
| 4 |  Paul Williams (GBR) | 33.12 | |
| 5 | Shane Grenfell (GBR) | 27.54 | |
| 6 |  Andreas Müller (GER) | 25.80 | |
| 7 | Walter Spangler (GER) | DNS |
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