Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's shot put F42–46

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Women's Shot Put F42-46
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 9 September
Competitors 9 from 6 nations
Winning distance 10.06
Medalists
Zheng Baozhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Zhong Yongyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Michaela Floeth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

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 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.

Zheng Baozhu is a Paralympian athlete from the People's Republic of China competing mainly in category F42/F46 throwing events.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Cl.123456 Best Pts. Notes
Zheng Baozhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F42 9.55 9.98 9.71 x 9.9310.06 10.06 1078WR
Zhong Yongyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F42 9.53 9.70 x9.80 x x 9.80 1051
Michaela Floeth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany F44 11.10 11.53 12.14 12.3212.58 12.22 12.58 1034WR
4 Jin Yajuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F44 x 11.86 11.41 11.48 11.8112.14 12.14 998
5 Jana Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany F42 7.89 8.73 8.70 8.769.01 8.83 9.01 966
6 Perla Bustamante Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico F42 8.70 7.89 153.00 851.00 869.00874.00 9.07 8.7933
7 Jelena Vukovic Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia F42 8.27 7.69 8.228.31 8.04 7.86 8.31 891
8 Nikoletta Pavlidou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece F46 9.79 9.78 9.62 9.76 8.88 9.74 9.79 805
9 Artimiza Sequeira Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde F425.61 5.57 5.08 - - - 5.61 601

WR = World Record.

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