Mi Na is a Paralympic athlete from China. She competes in throwing events for F37 classification cerebral palsy athletes. From April 2014 until September 2016 she held the women's F37 World Record in the shot put. She holds the world record in the F37 discus throw.
Nathan Stephens is a former Paralympian athlete from Wales competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events. He was until September 2012 the world record holder in the F57 javelin throw.
Tonga participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Their participation marked their fourth consecutive Summer Paralympics appearance since their début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Tonga was represented by the Tonga National Paralympic Committee, and was one of the 45 participating countries that sent only a single athlete. Tonga has always sent only a single athlete from Sydney 2000 to London 2012. Tonga National Paralympic Committee sent a delegation of three people, including one athlete. The sole athlete to represent the nation was ʻAloʻalo Liku, who participated in javelin and discus throw. Liku was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony. Tonga did not win a medal at these Games, however Liku finished with seasonal bests in both the events.
Zhang Ying Bin is a paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category F55 javelin events.
The men's discus F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws.
The men's javelin F35/36 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:18 on 8 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 contestants they all had 6 throws. The competition was won by Guo Wei, representing China.
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 . The competition was won by Markku Niinimaki, representing Finland.
The men's javelin F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:55 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 entrants they took 6 throws each. The competition was won by Pieter Gruijters, representing Netherlands.
The men's javelin F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 16 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 Mohammadreza Mirzaei Jaberi, representing Iran.
The men's shot put F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:20 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 Xia Dong, representing China.
The women's shot put F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:25 on 11 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 Mi Na, representing China.
The women's javelin F35-38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 19:20 on 10 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 Wu Qing, representing China.
The women's javelin F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:30 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 Yao Juan, representing China.
The women's javelin F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 14 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 Martina Monika Willing, representing Germany.
The women's javelin F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 11 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 Qing Suping, representing China.
The women's discus F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:55 on 14 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 Mi Na, representing China.
Svetlana Sergeeva in Kargopol, Arkhangelsk Oblast is a Paralympian athlete from Russia, competing mainly in category T37 throwing and sprint events. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Games in London. At the London Games she won a track gold as part of the sprint relay and has also achieved success as an individual athlete at both World and European events.
Holly Robinson is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the javelin throw. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2016 Games, she was New Zealand's flagbearer for the opening ceremony, and won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F46. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she won the silver medal in the same event.
The men's javelin throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 6 events are contested for 6 different classifications.
