Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F51–58

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Men's discus throw events for wheelchair athletes were held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in eight disability classes, F51 being held jointly with F32 cerebral palsy athletes. [1]

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

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F32/51

Men's Discus F32/51
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 24 September 2004
Competitors 8 from 6 nations
Winning distance 9.77
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Radim Běleš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svg John McCarthy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg Dave Gale Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

The F32/51 event was won by Radim Běleš, representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic. [2]

Radim Běleš is a Paralympic athlete from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F51 club throwing and discus events.

Czech Republic at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Czech Republic competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 65 athletes, 45 men and 20 women. Competitors from Czech Republic won 31 medals, including 16 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze to finish 12th in the medal table. Among them was the flag bearer of the Czech team Roman Musil - the most successful Czech Paralympian at the Sydney games.

24 Sept. 2004, 18:00

RankAthleteResultPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Radim Běleš  (CZE)9.771082
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ireland.svg  John McCarthy  (IRL)9.741078
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dave Gale  (GBR)9.411042
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Schabel  (GBR)9.201019
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Miroslav Matic  (CRO)8.26915
6Flag of Bahrain.svg  Ahmed Kamal  (BRN)16.29890PR
7Flag of Bahrain.svg  Ayman Al Heddi  (BRN)15.86866
Flag of Algeria.svg  Karim Betina  (ALG)DNS

F52

Men's Discus F52
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 21 September 2004
Competitors 6 from 6 nations
Winning distance 18.98
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aigars Apinis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Silver medal icon.svg Rico Glagla Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Peter Martin Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

The F52 event was won by Aigars Apinis, representing Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia. [3]

Aigars Apinis Latvian paralympic athlete

Aigars Apinis is a Latvian athlete. He participates in F52 class which means he has limited finger movement and no trunk or leg function. He started to practice in 1998, but already at the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won two bronze medals – in discus throw and shot put. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics he became the Olympic champion in discus throw and was 4th in shot put.

Latvia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Latvia participated in the XII Summer Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

21 Sept. 2004, 18:00

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Latvia.svg  Aigars Apinis  (LAT)18.98PR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Rico Glagla  (GER)16.85
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Martin  (NZL)15.96
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Horacio Bascioni  (ARG)15.96
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Garrett Culliton  (IRL)15.86
6Flag of Australia.svg  Rodney Farr  (AUS)15.08

F53

Men's Discus F53
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 25 September 2004
Competitors 12 from 9 nations
Winning distance 25.18
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alphanso Cunningham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg Toshie Oi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Mohamed Hassani Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

The F53 event was won by Alphanso Cunningham, representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica. [4]

Alphanso Cunningham is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.

Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Jamaica competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women. Competitors from Jamaica won 2 medals, including 1 gold, and 1 bronze to finish 53rd in the medal table.

25 Sept. 2004, 17:00

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Jamaica.svg  Alphanso Cunningham  (JAM)25.18WR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Toshie Oi  (JPN)25.03
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hassani  (EGY)23.72
4Flag of the United States.svg  Val Don Jacobson  (USA)21.46
5Flag of Iran.svg  Abdolreza Jokar  (IRI)19.13
6Flag of India.svg  Nir Bahadur Gurung  (IND)18.72
7Flag of Kuwait.svg  Atef Al-Dousari  (KUW)18.22
8Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammadhossein Firoozi  (IRI)17.33
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ales Kisy  (CZE)17.02
10Flag of the United States.svg  Willard Brooks  (USA)16.30
11Flag of the United States.svg  Gabriel Diaz de Leon  (USA)16.11
12Flag of Mexico.svg  Mauro Maximo de Jesus  (MEX)14.75

F54

Men's Discus F54
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 19 September 2004
Competitors 11 from 11 nations
Winning distance 28.93
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Fan Liang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Efthymios Kalaras Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Bronze medal icon.svg František Pürgl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

The F54 event was won by Fan Liang, representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China. [5]

Fan Liang is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F54 discus events.

China at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

China competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, held in Athens, Greece. The country topped the medal table for the first time.

19 Sept. 2004, 19:00

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Liang  (CHN)28.93PR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Greece.svg  Efthymios Kalaras  (GRE)28.07
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  František Pürgl  (CZE)27.97
4Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Germano Bernardi  (ITA)25.44
5Flag of Iran.svg  Assadollah Azimi  (IRI)24.15
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Janez Hudej  (SLO)23.31
7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Humaid H. Al Mazam  (UAE)23.10
8Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Tischler  (AUT)22.92
9Flag of India.svg  Syamala Raju  (IND)22.87
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Luis A. Zepeda  (MEX)20.92
11Flag of Germany.svg  Hubertus Brauner  (GER)19.73

F55

Men's Discus F55
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 26 September 2004
Competitors 11 from 9 nations
Winning distance 37.18
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Martin Němec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svg Jalil Bagheri Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg Mokhtar Nourafshan Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

The F55 event was won by Martin Němec, representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic. [6]

Martin Němec is a Paralympian athlete from Czech Republic competing mainly in category F55 throwing events.

26 Sept. 2004, 17:30

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Martin Němec  (CZE)37.18PR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Jalil Bagheri  (IRI)34.64
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Mokhtar Nourafshan  (IRI)31.45
4Flag of Canada.svg  Jacques Martin  (CAN)31.10
5Flag of Greece.svg  Symeon Paltsanitidis  (GRE)30.53
6Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Bashar Meklef  (IRQ)30.26
7Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Renato Misturini  (ITA)29.40
8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Mustafa Yuseinov  (BUL)29.30
9Flag of Iran.svg  Ali Naderi  (IRI)27.62
10Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Iser  (GER)25.57
11Flag of India.svg  V. Gopalappa  (IND)25.20

F56

Men's Discus F56
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 23 September 2004
Competitors 11 from 9 nations
Winning distance 37.52
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mohammad Sadeghimehryar Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Silver medal icon.svg Miroslav Šperk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon.svg Tanto Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

The F56 event was won by Mohammad Sadeghimehryar, representing Flag of Iran.svg  Iran. [7]

23 Sept. 2004, 09:30

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Sadeghimehryar  (IRI)37.52WR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Miroslav Šperk  (CZE)37.30
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Jamaica.svg  Tanto Campbell  (JAM)37.04
4Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Dabbagh Zadeh  (IRI)34.99
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Mahmoud Abd Elsemea  (EGY)34.13
6Flag of the United States.svg  Jeffrey Hantz  (USA)30.67
7Flag of Germany.svg  Gerhard Wies  (GER)29.96
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  Willie Beattie  (NZL)28.34
9Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Christmas  (USA)26.99
10Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Renee Ladera  (VEN)24.01
Flag of Cuba.svg  Leonardo Diaz Aldana  (CUB)NMR

F57

Men's Discus F57
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 23 September 2004
Competitors 9 from 6 nations
Winning distance 47.53
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rostislav Pohlmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svg Zheng Weihai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Hossam Abd Ellatif Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

The F57 event was won by Rostislav Pohlmann, representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic. [8]

23 Sept. 2004, 17:30

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Rostislav Pohlmann  (CZE)47.53WR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Weihai  (CHN)46.42
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Hossam Abd Ellatif  (EGY)43.29
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Ibrahim Ali  (EGY)43.04
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Henk Jansen  (NED)41.20
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ji Jianguo  (CHN)40.68
7Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Hughes  (USA)37.02
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Wei  (CHN)32.49
Flag of South Africa.svg  Michael Louwrens  (RSA)DNS

F58

Men's Discus F58
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 23 September 2004
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Winning distance 52.73
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Chen Yong Gang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Mahmoud Elatar Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bronze medal icon.svg Alireza Kamali Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

The F58 event was won by Chen Yong Gang, representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China. [9]

23 Sept. 2004, 10:30

RankAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yong Gang  (CHN)52.73
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Mahmoud Elatar  (EGY)52.59
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Alireza Kamali  (IRI)52.35
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Alexis Pizarro  (PUR)51.80
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Metawa Abou Elkhair  (EGY)51.06
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tahar Lachheb  (TUN)48.48
7Flag of Kuwait.svg  Fahad Salem  (KUW)47.96
8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ali Ghribi  (TUN)44.48
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qiu De Lun  (CHN)42.63
10Flag of Poland.svg  Janusz Rokicki  (POL)39.55

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