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

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Women's Shot Put F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates11 September
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning distance11.58
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mi Na Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Aldona Grigaliuniene Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Bronze medal icon.svg Eva Berna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

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.

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 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. It was designed by the Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron.

Mi Na (athlete) Paralympic athlete of China

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.

Results

RankAthleteNationalityCl.123456BestPts.Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Mi Na Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F3711.0711.5810.9611.3710.54x11.581129WR
Silver medal icon.svg Aldona Grigaliuniene Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania F3811.8612.5412.58x12.1211.8612.581102WR
Bronze medal icon.svg Eva Berna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F379.8610.6410.6710.2710.84x10.841057
4 Amanda Fraser Flag of Australia.svg  Australia F379.999.869.599.6510.529.2710.521026SB
5 Beverley Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain F379.648.499.929.9010.359.2210.351009SB
6 Xu Qiuping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F379.689.559.709.909.5210.2110.21996
7 Jia Qianqian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F3710.11x9.959.229.369.5510.11986
8 Shirlene Coelho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F379.599.4910.099.729.189.9010.09984SB
9 Melanie Barthe Flag of France.svg  France F379.679.148.62---9.67943
10 Rebecca Chin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain F3810.479.7210.26---10.47917SB
11 Ramune Adomaitiene Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania F3810.039.41x---10.03878
12 Vladimira Bujarkova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F378.627.638.96---8.96874SB
13 Nela Zabloudilova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F378.847.908.65---8.84862
14 Anna Raszczuk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland F389.829.39x---9.82860
15 Fatma Kachroudi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia F378.118.708.23---8.70849
16 Svetlana Sergeeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F378.577.837.61---8.57836
17 Ingrida Priede Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia F388.798.799.21---9.21807
18 Liene Gruzite Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia F377.667.607.22---7.66747

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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