Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's shot put F40

Last updated
Women's Shot Put F40
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 15 September
Competitors 11 from 8 nations
Winning distance 8.95
Medalists
Raoua Tlili Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Menggen Jimisu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Laila El Garaa Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

The women's shot put F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:00 on 15 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 Raoua Tlili, representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia.

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.

Raoua Tlili is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F41 shot put and discus events and is a multi gold medalist at the Paralympics.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality123456 Best Notes
Raoua Tlili Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 7.918.95 8.46 8.56 8.70 -8.95WR
Menggenjimisu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8.118.48 8.16 7.96 8.31 8.238.48SB
Laila El Garaa Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8.19 8.288.44 7.67 8.29 8.018.44SB
Najat El Garaa Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6.527.75 6.83 7.25 7.51 7.147.75
Sophie Hancock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7.247.48 7.25 7.39 6.95 7.057.48SB
Petra Hommen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.35 x7.28 6.93 6.82 6.957.28SB
Kim Minett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.81 6.766.92 6.38 6.40 x6.92SB
Jill Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.39 6.32 6.34 6.20 6.12 6.336.39
Hasnaa Moubal Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5.90 5.89 5.72 - - -5.90
10 Marika Garefa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5.39 5.155.54 - - -5.54
11 Patricia Marquis Flag of France.svg  France x 4.685.51 - - -5.51

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

Related Research Articles

Menggenjimisu Chinese discus thrower and shot put

Menggenjimisu or, in Mongolian, Mönggönjimis is a Paralympian athlete of short stature from China competing in category F40 shot put and discus events. Menggenjimisu won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics F40 Discus competing under the name Jimisu Menggen. At the London Paralympics she was billed as Genjimisu Meng.

Kath Proudfoot Paralympic athlete of Australia

Kath Proudfoot is a cerebral palsy athlete from Australia competing mainly in throwing events. She competed in the F36 classification at the 2008, 2012 and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning medals at each Game. Following a medical review request in early 2017, she now competes in seated throws in the F32 classification. At the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships she threw 7.04m in the Women's Shot Put Secured event, bettering the Women's F32 shot put world record mark of 6.55m.

Gemma Louise Prescott is a British Paralympian track and field athlete competing in F32 throwing events. Prescott represented England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, taking the bronze medal in the SP shot put. She has represented the Great Britain team twice in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

The men's shot put F35/36 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 10:20 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 Guo Wei, representing  China.

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 men's shot put F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 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 Mauro Maximo, representing  Mexico.

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Mens shot put F55–56

The men's shot put F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 15 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 Olokhan Musayev, representing  Azerbaijan.

The men's shot put F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 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 Alexey Ashapatov, representing  Russia.

The men's shot put F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:50 on 15 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 Paschalis Stathelakos, representing  Greece.

The women's shot put F35/36 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:15 on 12 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 Alla Malchyk, representing  Ukraine.

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 shot put F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:10 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 Zheng Baozhu, representing  China.

The women's shot put F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 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 Eva Kacanu, representing  Czech Republic.

The women's shot put F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 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 Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi, representing  Nigeria.

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 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.

The women's discus F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:30 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 Menggen Jimisu, representing  China.

The women's discus F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:20 on 15 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 8 competitors they each had 6 throws. The competition was won by Wang Jun, representing  China.

The women's discus F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 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 Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi, representing  Nigeria.

References