Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F37–38

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Men's Shot Put F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 13 September
Competitors 10 from 9 nations
Winning distance 16.60
Medalists
Xia Dong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tomasz Blatkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Thomas Loosch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

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 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China.

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.

Xia Dong is a Paralympic athlete from China. He competes in throwing events in the F37 classification.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
Xia Dong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F3716.60 13.77 - 15.25 14.86 15.05 16.60 1104WR
Tomasz Blatkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland F37 14.34 14.23 14.41 14.05 14.1414.74 14.74 980SB
Thomas Loosch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany F38 14.05 x14.44 x 14.15 14.11 14.44 968
Robert Chyra Flag of Poland.svg  Poland F37 11.74 12.6213.01 12.71 x x 13.01 865SB
Martin Crutchley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain F38 11.41 12.20 12.49 11.99 12.6812.72 12.72 853
Ahmed Meshaima Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain F37 12.4012.80 12.73 x 12.62 12.58 12.80 851
Mykola Zhabnyak Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine F37 12.65 12.39 12.63 12.14 12.6812.73 12.73 846
Hamdi Warfili Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia F38 12.06 12.44 x 11.8312.56 12.42 12.56 842SB
Dušan Grézl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F38 x12.09 11.95 - - - 12.09 810
10 Alexey Lesnykh Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F37 x 10.9611.99 - - - 11.99 797

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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