Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw F35–38

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Women's Javelin F35-38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 10 September
Competitors 19 from 14 nations
Winning distance 28.84
Medalists
Wu Qing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shirlene Coelho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Renata Chilewska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

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 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.

China at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

China was the host of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing. China's delegation included 547 people, of whom 332 were competitors. The athletes, 197 men and 135 women, ranged in age from 15 to 51 and competed in all twenty sports. 226 of the competitors participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time. The delegation was the largest in Chinese history and at the 2008 Games. China topped the medal count at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. China dominated the medal count winning the most gold, silver, bronze, and total medals by a wide margin in Beijing.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
Wu Qing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F36 21.72 28.59 27.99 25.80 28.8228.84 28.84 1662WR
Shirlene Coelho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F37 33.11 31.05 32.78 31.3735.95 34.69 35.95 1513WR
Renata Chilewska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland F35 22.24 24.66 24.4125.59 24.19 24.48 25.59 1161WR
Aida Sidhom Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia F37 25.29 25.20 25.8426.25 25.27 25.92 26.25 1105
Yulia Arefyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F36 17.1018.83 17.81 14.38 15.47 16.11 18.83 1085SB
Jia Qianqian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F37 x 23.96 x 24.01 x25.02 25.02 1053
Amani Guizani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia F36 14.62 x18.04 x x x 18.04 1040SB
Svetlana Sergeeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F37 23.03 23.7724.60 23.67 x 24.04 24.60 1036SB
Lisa Callaghan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland F37 x22.87 x - - - 22.87 963
10 Charlotte Saville Flag of Australia.svg  Australia F3722.78 x 22.72 - - - 22.78 959
11 Viktoriya Yasevych Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine F37 20.68 19.5322.55 - - - 22.55 949
12 Najet Ghribi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia F37 x20.62 x - - - 20.62 868
13 Rosenei Herrera Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F3614.59 x x - - - 14.59 841SB
14 Chenelle van Zyl Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa F3517.86 x 15.26 - - - 17.86 810SB
15 Liene Gruzite Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia F37 18.6319.17 18.97 - - - 19.17 807
16 Perla Munoz Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina F35 17.4017.74 17.23 - - - 17.74 805SB
17 Julie Crisp Flag of the United States.svg  United States F37 18.6318.84 x - - - 18.84 793SB
18 Andrea Farkasova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F38 x18.29 x - - - 18.29 676
Ramune Adomaitiene Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania F38 x x x - - -NM

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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