Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F54–56

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Women's Discus F54-56
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 9 September
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Winning distance 27.80
Medalists
Marianne Buggenhagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Wang Ting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Jana Fesslova 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 women's discus F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 9 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 Marianne Buggenhagen, representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany.

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.

Marianne Buggenhagen is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in throwing events.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
Marianne Buggenhagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany F55 26.96 27.3427.80 26.59 27.02 26.89 27.80 1060WR
Wang Ting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F54 14.95 15.83 15.84 16.33 16.3717.04 17.04 1010
Jana Fesslova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F55 24.35 24.65 23.90 24.63 24.3724.82 24.82 946
Dong Feixia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F55 20.79 21.29 23.93 23.66 24.2224.59 24.59 937
Chen Liping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F54 13.9715.82 14.89 15.07 15.17 14.78 15.82 937
Martina Monika Willing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany F56 22.9623.36 23.31 21.84 21.95 22.91 23.36 890
Tatjana Majcen Ljubic Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia F54 x x14.78 14.60 14.69 14.42 14.78 876
Suely Guimaraes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F56 21.1721.98 21.62 19.38 x 20.84 21.98 838SB
Zanele Situ Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa F54 13.8313.84 x - - - 13.83 820SB
10 Vinnette Green Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica F54 12.40 13.0513.07 - - - 13.07 775

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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