Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F55–56

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Men's Discus F55/56
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 8 September
Competitors 9 from 7 nations
Winning distance 40.87
Medalists
Leonardo Diaz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Ali Mohammad Yari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Tanto Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
F51
Discus throw   men women
Club throw   men
T52/F52
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
Marathon men
Shot put   men women
Discus throw   men women
Javelin throw   men women
T53/F53
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
T54/F54
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1,500 m men women
5,000 m men women
Marathon men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
F55/F56
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
F57/F58
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Relay event
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men

The men's discus F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 8 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Leonardo Diaz, representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Stadium stadium at Beijing, China

Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium in Beijing. The stadium (BNS) was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has some extra temporary large screens installed at the stands of the stadium.

Cuba at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cuba competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of 32 competitors in athletics, judo, powerlifting, swimming, and table tennis. The competitors came from 13 different provinces and were mostly first-year university students.

Rank Athlete Nationality Class123456 Best Points Notes
Leonardo Diaz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba F56 40.2940.87 40.74 39.91 39.12 40.80 40.87 1061WR
Ali Mohammad Yari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran F56 38.65 38.0739.39 38.07 39.39 1023SB
Tanto Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica F56 35.51 36.62 37.5039.31 39.31 1021SB
4 Martin Němec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F55 36.42 35.80 34.8537.48 34.09 37.48 987PR
5 Miroslav Šperk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F56 36.24 36.13 33.68 35.84 35.6936.64 36.64 951SB
6 Mustafa Yuseinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria F55 28.12 30.2935.73 31.14 33.11 32.94 35.73 941SB
7 Josef Stiak Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F56 34.66 35.41 34.62 35.0636.12 36.12 938SB
8 Mahmoud Abdelsemia Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt F5635.24 33.67 32.60 34.50 35.24 915
9 Omar Hamadin Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan F5632.59 32.16 32.12 32.59 846

WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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