Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F53–54

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Men's Javelin F53/54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 12 September
Competitors 11 from 9 nations
Winning distance 29.33
Medalists
Markku Niinimaki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Abdolreza Jokar Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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 javelin F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:10 on 12 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top seven had 3 further throws (there is no indication on the official result as to why this was not the normal eight). The competition was won by Markku Niinimaki, representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland.

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.

Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Athletes were selected by the Finnish Paralympic Committee on July 2, 2008.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
Markku Niinimaki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland F54 27.33 x 28.17 28.09 x29.33 29.33 1112WR
Abdolreza Jokar Flag of Iran.svg  Iran F53 22.07 20.73 21.45 21.02 22.0122.08 22.08 1108WR
Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico F54 26.31 27.13 27.33 25.3828.67 27.98 28.67 1087SB
Draženko Mitrović Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia F54 x 25.98 x 24.66 25.8727.42 27.42 1040SB
Mauro Maximo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico F5320.39 17.35 20.25 x 19.57 19.26 20.39 1023
Alexey Kuznetsov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F54 25.2726.78 25.81 25.86 25.15 24.63 26.78 1015SB
Fan Liang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F54 x 25.7926.06 22.96 25.21 24.76 26.06 988
Adrian Paz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico F53 18.44 19.4219.55 - - - 19.55 981SB
Germano Bernardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy F54 23.04 22.5823.23 - - - 23.23 881SB
10 Andreas Gratt Flag of Austria.svg  Austria F5418.48 17.34 18.02 - - - 18.48 701
11 Alphanso Cunningham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica F53 x x13.86 - - - 13.86 695

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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