Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw F57–58

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Men's Discus F57/58
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 13 September
Competitors 11 from 10 nations
Winning distance 57.61
Medalists
Alexey Ashapatov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Zheng Weihai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Rostislav Pohlmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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 F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 13 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 Alexey Ashapatov, representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia.

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.

Alexey Ashapatov Paralympic athlete of Russia

Alexey Ashapatov is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Class123456 Best Points Notes
Alexey Ashapatov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F58 46.82 57.0557.61 45.89 41.25 54.00 57.61 1079WR
Zheng Weihai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F57 47.7249.09 46.42 43.27 45.45 48.70 49.09 1052WR
Rostislav Pohlmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F57 43.2345.48 40.91 42.23 43.62 43.04 45.48 975SB
Ali Ghardooni Flag of Germany.svg  Germany F57 38.98 43.30 43.83 44.57 43.9244.69 44.69 958
Pasilione Tafilagi Flag of France.svg  France F58 50.87 49.9650.93 38.91 36.86 36.43 50.93 954SB
Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt F58 50.72 40.13 49.76 46.6250.74 50.74 951
Leonardo Amancio Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F58 42.19 38.7550.54 45.85 48.04 41.70 50.54 947SB
Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria F58 49.25 49.18 50.17 50.42 45.8050.47 50.42 945SB
Xu Chongyao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F58 44.8348.75 48.75 913SB
10 Fernando del Rosario Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico F58 44.4347.44 47.00 47.44 889
11 Nathan Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain F57 36.26 37.2338.89 38.89 834

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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