Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F35–36

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Men's Discus F35/36
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 11 September
Competitors 10 from 8 nations
Winning distance 54.13
Medalists
Guo Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Wenbo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Reginald Benade Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

The men's discus F35/36 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 11 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws.

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.

Rank Athlete Nationality Class123456 Best Points Notes
Guo Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F35 47.41 51.88 50.3954.13 51.60 54.13 1131
Wang Wenbo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F36 37.4338.98 35.82 35.28 37.15 36.41 38.98 1116
Reginald Benade Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia F36 30.20 31.3237.57 34.32 37.57 1076
Duane Strydom Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa F36 32.28 33.4936.47 35.05 36.09 36.47 1044
Edgars Bergs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia F35 43.29 43.68 41.4147.02 40.16 47.02 982
Paulo Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F3634.10 27.23 33.91 32.79 34.10 977
Willem Noorduin Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands F3632.60 32.03 31.11 32.58 32.59 32.60 934
Paweł Piotrowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland F36 30.70 31.40 30.8031.75 31.75 909
Thierry Cibone Flag of France.svg  France F35 40.5741.22 40.61 41.22 861
10 Fu Xinhan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F35 36.9039.59 37.70 39.59 827

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