Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Club throw | men | women |
The Men's Discus Throw athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 7. A total of 10 events were contested incorporating 13 different classifications. [1]
There were no heats. However, in each event after the first three throws, the top eight had 3 extra throws.
Event↓/Date → | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | Thr 6 | Fri 7 |
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F11 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F32–34 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F35–36 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F37–38 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F40 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F42 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F44 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F51–52–53 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F54–55–56 Discus Throw | F | |||||||
F57–58 Discus Throw | F |
PR = Paralympic record; RR = Regional record; PB = Personal best; SB = Season best; NM = No mark; DNS = Did not start.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [2] | Notes |
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David Casino | Spain | 31.17 | 36.83 | 38.41 | 38.00 | x | x | 38.41 | SB | |
Vasyl Lishchynskyi | Ukraine | x | 35.66 | x | 34.24 | x | x | 35.66 | ||
Bil Marinkovic | Austria | 32.30 | 34.36 | 33.84 | 34.59 | x | 32.79 | 34.59 | ||
4 | Sebastian Baldassarri | Argentina | x | x | 32.72 | 31.18 | x | 34.03 | 34.03 | |
5 | Edwin Rodriguez Gonzales | Colombia | x | x | 33.39 | x | x | 31.93 | 33.39 | |
6 | Sergio Paz | Argentina | 31.32 | x | 32.44 | 31.41 | 31.99 | 31.82 | 32.44 | |
7 | Luciano dos Santos Pereira | Brazil | 29.14 | x | 8.25 | 29.31 | x | x | 29.31 | |
8 | Nelson Goncalves | Portugal | 25.66 | 27.29 | 27.13 | 27.62 | 29.04 | x | 29.04 | |
9 | Alfonso Olivero Encarnacion | Dominican Republic | 23.18 | 25.63 | 27.08 | - | - | - | 27.08 | |
10 | Hameed Hassain | Iraq | 26.65 | 24.43 | 26.56 | - | - | - | 26.65 | SB |
11 | Ronald Carlos Greene | Trinidad and Tobago | x | x | 26.28 | - | - | - | 26.28 | |
Isaac Leiva | Guatemala | x | x | x | - | - | - | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [3] | Score | Notes |
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Wang Yanzhang | China | F34 | 42.57 | 46.21 | 43.48 | 43.30 | 49.03 | 36.64 | 49.03 | 1166 | WR | |
Hani Alnakhli | Saudi Arabia | F33 | 30.55 | 32.61 | 32.51 | 31.69 | 34.65 | 33.64 | 34.65 | 1113 | WR | |
Lahouari Bahlaz | Algeria | F32 | 21.34 | 21.71 | 20.34 | 21.45 | 22.30 | 5.82 | 22.30 | 1081 | WR | |
4 | Mohamed Ali Krid | Tunisia | F34 | 30.69 | 41.79 | x | 37.82 | x | x | 41.79 | 1004 | RR |
5 | Frantisek Serbus | Czech Republic | F32 | 19.28 | x | 20.64 | x | x | x | 20.64 | 999 | RR |
6 | Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Abdulrahman | Qatar | F34 | x | 40.15 | x | 34.78 | 37.37 | 37.11 | 40.15 | 960 | SB |
7 | Miloslav Bardiovsky | Slovakia | F32 | 19.83 | x | 19.02 | 6.54 | x | 18.93 | 19.83 | 956 | SB |
8 | Alexander El'min | Russia | F34 | 39.47 | 39.34 | 39.74 | 38.35 | 39.25 | 39.85 | 39.85 | 952 | RR |
9 | Jalal Khakzadiyeh | Iran | F34 | 36.71 | 38.22 | 39.29 | - | - | - | 39.29 | 936 | |
10 | Kieran Tscherniawsky | Great Britain | F33 | 28.16 | 28.59 | 29.05 | - | - | - | 29.05 | 925 | RR |
11 | Thierry Cibone | France | F34 | 36.31 | 38.22 | x | - | - | - | 38.22 | 906 | SB |
12 | Mauricio Valencia | Colombia | F34 | x | x | 36.50 | - | - | - | 36.50 | 855 | |
13 | Slaven Hudina | Croatia | F32 | 15.47 | 17.04 | 17.09 | - | - | - | 17.09 | 791 | |
14 | Kamel Kardjena | Algeria | F33 | x | 25.50 | x | - | - | - | 25.50 | 780 | |
15 | Adderin Majurin | Malaysia | F33 | x | 24.26 | x | - | - | - | 24.26 | 726 | |
16 | Mohammad Almehairi | United Arab Emirates | F34 | 31.58 | x | x | - | - | - | 31.58 | 696 | |
17 | Ahmed Alhousani | United Arab Emirates | F33 | x | 22.37 | 22.75 | - | - | - | 22.75 | 658 | |
18 | Raymond O Dwyer | Ireland | F34 | x | 29.27 | 30.34 | - | - | - | 30.34 | 654 | |
19 | Mohamed Al Nabhani | Oman | F33 | 19.18 | 19.50 | 20.94 | - | - | - | 20.94 | 574 | PB |
Karim Betina | Algeria | F32 | x | x | x | - | - | - | - | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [4] | Notes |
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Sebastian Dietz | Germany | F36 | 37.79 | 37.38 | 38.54 | 36.01 | 33.30 | 33.68 | 38.54 | ||
Oleksii Pashkov | Ukraine | F36 | 33.15 | x | 37.89 | 37.80 | 31.89 | 36.56 | 37.89 | PB | |
Wenbo Wang | China | F36 | 34.36 | 37.66 | 37.87 | 35.82 | 37.61 | 34.55 | 37.87 | SB | |
4 | Pawel Piotrowski | Poland | F36 | 36.58 | 37.29 | x | 37.59 | 31.00 | x | 37.59 | |
5 | Volodymyr Zhaivoronok | Ukraine | F36 | x | 37.34 | x | 33.91 | 35.76 | x | 37.34 | SB |
6 | Reginald Benade | Namibia | F36 | 29.90 | 32.50 | 36.76 | x | 37.28 | x | 37.28 | SB |
7 | Albin Vidovic | Croatia | F36 | x | 36.20 | x | 31.43 | 32.16 | x | 36.20 | |
8 | Duane Strydom | South Africa | F36 | 34.44 | x | 35.64 | 35.02 | x | 34.48 | 35.64 | |
9 | Paulo Souza | Brazil | F36 | 31.59 | 32.86 | x | - | - | - | 32.86 | |
10 | Pompilio Falconi-Alvarez | Peru | F36 | 29.10 | 29.80 | 31.08 | - | - | - | 31.08 | SB |
11 | Norberto M. Zertuche Rodriguez | Mexico | F36 | 6.81 | 29.95 | x | - | - | - | 29.95 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [5] | Score | Notes |
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Javad Hardani | Iran | F38 | 51.51 | 48.31 | 52.46 | 52.91 | 47.32 | - | 52.91 | 1024 | WR | |
Dong Xia | China | F37 | 51.34 | 53.71 | 55.81 | x | 51.55 | x | 55.81 | 1017 | WR | |
Tomasz Blatkiewicz | Poland | F37 | 45.49 | 50.84 | 51.12 | 50.05 | 54.02 | 50.31 | 54.02 | 1008 | RR | |
4 | Khusniddin Norbekov | Uzbekistan | F37 | x | 48.92 | 50.27 | 52.05 | 51.54 | x | 52.05 | 997 | PB |
5 | Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan | Egypt | F37 | 49.95 | 49.90 | 51.49 | 51.92 | 49.27 | 47.44 | 51.92 | 996 | RR |
6 | Hamdi Ouerfelli | Tunisia | F38 | 42.24 | 45.02 | 44.24 | 43.99 | 43.99 | 44.48 | 45.02 | 972 | RR |
7 | Oleksandr Doroshenko | Ukraine | F38 | 39.56 | 44.49 | 43.25 | 39.95 | 44.58 | x | 44.58 | 968 | =RR |
8 | Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelwareth | Egypt | F38 | 37.41 | 42.94 | x | x | x | x | 42.94 | 950 | PB |
9 | Mindaugas Bilius | Lithuania | F37 | x | 33.17 | 43.29 | - | - | - | 43.29 | 909 | |
10 | Ronni Jensen | Denmark | F37 | 41.21 | 42.51 | 41.47 | - | - | - | 42.51 | 898 | |
11 | Ahmed Meshaima | Bahamas | F37 | x | 40.21 | x | - | - | - | 40.21 | 859 | SB |
12 | Timo Mustikkamaa | Finland | F37 | x | 39.98 | x | - | - | - | 39.98 | 855 | SB |
13 | Mykola Zhabnyak | Ukraine | F37 | x | x | 39.30 | - | - | - | 39.30 | 842 | |
- | Dusan Grezl | Czech Republic | F38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNS |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [6] | Notes |
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Wang Zhiming | China | 36.34 | 45.78 | 38.32 | 45.15 | 41.65 | 37.91 | 45.78 | WR | |
Paschalis Stathelakos | Greece | 36.45 | 37.56 | 32.64 | 42.08 | x | 44.11 | 44.11 | RR | |
Jonathan De Souza Santos | Brazil | 39.53 | 40.49 | 39.58 | 40.00 | 40.37 | x | 40.49 | ||
4 | Bartosz Tyszkowski | Poland | 26.04 | 35.11 | 39.20 | 38.72 | x | 32.91 | 39.20 | |
5 | Sofyane Mejri | Tunisia | 36.86 | 38.07 | 36.27 | 37.36 | x | 35.47 | 38.07 | RR |
6 | Alexandros Michail Konstantinidis | Greece | 32.60 | 37.59 | x | 36.69 | 37.04 | 35.14 | 37.59 | SB |
7 | Scott Danberg | United States | 33.78 | 32.25 | 31.01 | 33.46 | 31.92 | x | 33.78 | SB |
8 | Chengcheng Fan | China | 32.81 | 33.07 | 30.86 | 31.62 | 32.93 | 33.19 | 33.19 | SB |
9 | Rachid Rachad | Morocco | 32.26 | 30.22 | 29.33 | - | - | - | 32.26 | PB |
10 | Hocine Gherzouli | Algeria | x | 29.57 | 30.89 | - | - | - | 30.89 | PB |
11 | Wildan Nukhailawi | Iraq | 27.67 | x | 28.24 | - | - | - | 28.24 | SB |
12 | Kovan Abdulraheem | Iraq | 26.25 | x | 27.28 | - | - | - | 27.28 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [7] | Notes |
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Aled Davies | Great Britain | 45.31 | 42.33 | 45.37 | 42.40 | 41.68 | 46.14 | 46.14 | RR | |
Mehrdad Karamzadeh | Iran | 43.73 | x | 42.86 | 43.23 | 44.62 | 44.37 | 44.62 | PB | |
Wang Lezheng | China | 38.45 | 40.88 | 40.38 | 42.81 | 41.50 | x | 42.81 | PB | |
4 | Marinos Fylachtos | Greece | 38.31 | 39.59 | 41.63 | 41.00 | 40.50 | 40.14 | 41.63 | PB |
5 | Guofeng Kang | China | 39.04 | 40.14 | 40.46 | 39.65 | 40.07 | 40.77 | 40.77 | PB |
6 | Gino de Keersmaeker | Belgium | x | 39.12 | 39.61 | 39.81 | 39.81 | 40.17 | 40.17 | SB |
7 | Jaideep Jaideep | India | 6.78 | 38.20 | 37.77 | 39.77 | 39.23 | 38.43 | 39.77 | |
8 | Bassam Bassam Sawsan | Syria | 36.85 | x | 32.78 | 37.27 | 31.40 | 32.32 | 37.27 | |
9 | Fu Yanlong | China | x | x | 36.54 | - | - | - | 36.54 | SB |
Dechko Ovcharov | Bulgaria | x | x | x | - | - | - | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [8] | Notes |
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Jeremy Campbell | United States | x | 56.15 | x | 60.05 | x | 59.39 | 60.05 | PR | |
Dan Greaves | Great Britain | 53.75 | 56.29 | 59.01 | x | 57.67 | 55.58 | 59.01 | SB | |
Farzad Sepahvand | Iran | 53.69 | 56.73 | 54.33 | x | 56.16 | 58.39 | 58.39 | RR | |
4 | Adrian Matusik | Slovakia | 51.41 | 53.94 | 52.55 | x | x | x | 53.94 | PB |
5 | Josip Slivar | Croatia | x | 43.57 | x | 46.70 | 41.77 | 45.51 | 46.70 | PB |
6 | Marco Aurélio Borges | Brazil | 44.87 | x | 42.80 | x | 45.52 | 42.86 | 45.52 | |
7 | Alexander Filatov | Russia | 43.73 | 44.81 | 43.88 | 44.36 | 45.16 | x | 45.16 | SB |
8 | Aloalo Ki Eneio Liku | Tonga | x | 31.08 | 29.94 | 30.78 | 28.08 | 32.73 | 32.73 | SB |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [9] | Score | Notes |
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Mohamed Berrahal | Algeria | F51 | 12.18 | 10.99 | 12.37 | 5.01 | x | x | 12.37 | 1093 | WR | |
Aigars Apinis | Latvia | F52 | 19.97 | 20.73 | 19.92 | 21.00 | 20.98 | 20.17 | 21.00 | 1010 | WR | |
Mohamed Zemzemi | Tunisia | F51 | x | x | 10.93 | 9.78 | 11.00 | 11.34 | 11.34 | 917 | PB | |
4 | Alphanso Cunningham | Jamaica | F53 | 23.96 | 24.19 | 24.68 | 23.41 | x | 24.62 | 24.68 | 835 | SB |
5 | Joze Flere | Slovenia | F51 | x | 10.42 | x | 9.83 | x | x | 10.42 | 761 | |
6 | Martin Zvolanek | Czech Republic | F51 | 9.47 | 9.80 | 10.34 | 8.92 | 9.96 | x | 10.34 | 748 | SB |
7 | Pantelis Kalogeros | Greece | F51 | 9.50 | 9.93 | 9.51 | x | 10.06 | 9.61 | 10.06 | 702 | PB |
8 | Amit Kumar Kumar | India | F51 | 9.80 | 9.34 | 9.62 | 8.96 | 9.72 | 9.89 | 9.89 | 674 | |
9 | Scot Severn | United States | F53 | 21.49 | 22.01 | 21.78 | - | - | - | 22.01 | 641 | |
10 | Toshie Oi | Japan | F53 | 20.35 | 19.75 | 20.28 | - | - | - | 20.35 | 528 | |
- | Nikolaos Kaplanis | Greece | F51 | x | x | x | - | - | - | - | NM | |
- | Miroslav Matic | Croatia | F51 | x | x | x | - | - | - | - | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Score | Notes |
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Leonardo Diaz | Cuba | F56 | 44.24 | x | 43.94 | 44.63 | 44.39 | 44.36 | 44.63 | 1019 | WR | |
Draženko Mitrović | Serbia | F54 | 32.93 | 32.90 | 32.97 | 29.34 | 31.68 | 31.74 | 32.97 | 1012 | WR | |
Ali Mohammad Yari | Iran | F56 | 40.73 | 39.17 | 39.56 | 6.07 | 38.69 | 41.98 | 41.98 | 978 | SB | |
4 | Olokhan Musayev | Azerbaijan | F56 | 39.44 | 40.90 | 41.77 | 37.04 | 39.40 | 34.18 | 41.77 | 974 | PB |
5 | Tanto Campbell | Jamaica | F56 | 35.99 | 41.66 | 40.93 | 39.38 | 41.07 | 40.91 | 41.66 | 972 | PB |
6 | Martin Němec | Czech Republic | F55 | 34.07 | 33.17 | 35.92 | 34.68 | 33.69 | 34.81 | 35.92 | 934 | SB |
7 | Fan Liang | China | F54 | 28.52 | 27.68 | x | 27.67 | 18.30 | 29.02 | 29.02 | 919 | SB |
8 | Mustafa Yuseinov | Bulgaria | F55 | 28.86 | 32.56 | 31.67 | 31.06 | 32.19 | 32.21 | 32.56 | 849 | |
9 | Ibrahim Ibrahim | Egypt | F56 | x | 35.32 | x | x | x | x | 35.32 | 834 | RR |
10 | Ilias Nalmpantis | Greece | F55 | 29.42 | 30.86 | 31.37 | - | - | - | 31.37 | 814 | PB |
11 | Ruzhdi Ruzhdi | Bulgaria | F55 | 30.29 | 30.27 | 30.47 | - | - | - | 30.47 | 786 | |
12 | Khamis Zaqout | Palestine | F55 | 20.87 | 23.65 | 29.41 | - | - | - | 29.41 | 751 | |
13 | Cong Luan Trinh | Vietnam | F56 | 26.76 | x | x | - | - | - | 26.76 | 551 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best [10] | Score | Notes |
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Alexey Ashapatov | Russia | F58 | 56.19 | 53.27 | x | 55.34 | 54.65 | 60.72 | 60.72 | 1043 | WR | |
Rostislav Pohlmann | Czech Republic | F57 | 41.47 | 44.77 | 46.87 | 44.42 | 43.30 | 46.89 | 46.89 | 951 | PB | |
Metawa Abouelkhir | Egypt | F58 | 54.19 | x | x | x | 51.83 | 51.26 | 54.19 | 944 | SB | |
4 | Claudiney Santos | Brazil | F57 | 41.25 | 45.90 | 45.85 | x | 35.82 | 44.51 | 45.90 | 931 | RR |
5 | Samir Nabiyev | Azerbaijan | F57 | 44.66 | 44.78 | 44.62 | 43.87 | x | 41.76 | 41.76 | 906 | PB |
6 | Zhang Yang | China | F58 | x | 51.24 | x | 51.50 | x | x | 51.50 | 894 | |
7 | Issa Saif Hamdan Al Jahwari | United Arab Emirates | F57 | 41.16 | 39.01 | 42.87 | 40.20 | 41.20 | 42.67 | 42.87 | 862 | |
8 | Fernando del Rosario Gonzalez | Mexico | F58 | 47.83 | 47.82 | 49.38 | 43.59 | 41.29 | 46.29 | 49.38 | 851 | |
9 | Ali Ghardooni | Germany | F57 | 40.79 | 38.59 | x | - | - | - | 40.79 | 810 | SB |
10 | Dennis Ogbe | United States | F58 | 47.15 | 40.99 | 454.41 | - | - | - | 47.15 | 802 | |
11 | Derek Derenalagi | Great Britain | F57 | 38.16 | 27.65 | 39.37 | - | - | - | 39.37 | 771 | |
12 | Fernando Mina Cortes | Colombia | F58 | x | 41.94 | x | - | - | - | 41.94 | 673 | |
13 | Vanderson Alves da Silva | Brazil | F57 | 33.55 | 35.81 | x | - | - | - | 35.81 | 667 | |
14 | Amer Ali Mustafa Al Abbadi | Jordan | F58 | x | x | 41.32 | - | - | - | 41.32 | 657 | |
15 | Zaharani Selemani Mwenemti | Tanzania | F58 | 39.07 | 39.41 | 39.17 | - | - | - | 39.41 | 605 | |
16 | Levy Kitambala Kizito | Democratic Republic of the Congo | F58 | x | 27.23 | x | - | - | - | 27.23 | 265 | PB |
Ngoc Hung Cao | Vietnam | F58 | x | x | x | - | - | - | - | NM | ||
Nathan Stephens | Great Britain | F57 | DNS |
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