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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F37–38

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Women's Discus F37/38
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates14 September
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning distance33.67
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mi Na  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda Fraser  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Chunhua  China

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.[1]

Britain's Rebecca Chin, initially placed second in the event, was deprived of the silver medal in a dispute over her classification, and her result deleted from the table.[2]

Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mi Na  China F37 29.43 31.58 31.53 32.34 32.32 33.67 33.67 1146 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda Fraser  Australia F37 29.66 29.53 24.59 29.73 29.55 29.00 29.73 1012 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Chunhua  China F37 27.95 26.30 x 27.94 x 26.43 27.95 951
4 Daniela Vratilova  Czech Republic F38 24.61 27.06 26.55 26.70 27.69 28.13 28.13 950 PR
5 Jia Qianqian  China F37 26.38 26.75 26.38 26.19 25.98 27.40 27.40 933
6 Ingrida Priede  Latvia F38 26.59 27.64 24.71 25.13 26.30 25.90 27.64 933
7 Beverley Jones  Great Britain F37 24.54 x 27.27 27.06 27.02 27.04 27.27 928 SB
8 Aldona Grigaliuniene  Lithuania F38 26.73 26.67 x - - - 26.73 902
9 Fatma Kachroudi  Tunisia F37 25.33 x 26.39 - - - 26.39 898
10 Eva Berna  Czech Republic F37 25.60 x 24.52 - - - 25.60 871
11 Anna Raszczuk  Poland F38 21.08 24.40 23.44 - - - 24.40 824 SB
12 Viktoriya Yasevych  Ukraine F37 22.86 21.58 22.24 - - - 22.86 778
13 Shirlene Coelho  Brazil F37 21.37 20.60 22.25 - - - 22.25 757
14 Vladimira Bujarkova  Czech Republic F37 x 17.50 18.80 - - - 18.80 640

WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Javelin - F57/58 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ Richard Aikman (14 September 2008). "Chin denied silver as medal fiasco worsens". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2012.