Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F37–38
| Men's Javelin F37/38 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 57.81 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's javelin F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:50 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 Xia Dong, representing 
China.
Results
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Cl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Pts. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Xia Dong | China |
F37 | 57.81 | - | 45.31 | 48.67 | - | 47.35 | 57.81 | 1201 | WR |
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Zhang Xuelong | China |
F37 | 47.28 | 48.15 | 50.24 | 47.10 | 44.49 | - | 50.24 | 1044 | |
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Javad Hardani |  Iran |
F38 | 46.43 | 46.21 | 46.29 | 44.91 | 44.05 | 47.65 | 47.65 | 972 | SB |
| 4 | Wade McMahon |  Australia |
F37 | 45.22 | 40.43 | 43.69 | 46.71 | 45.46 | 45.08 | 46.71 | 970 | SB |
| 5 | Ahmed Meshaima |  Bahrain |
F37 | 42.09 | 44.56 | 43.47 | 46.22 | 41.95 | x | 46.22 | 960 | |
| 6 | Kenny Churchill |  Great Britain |
F37 | 44.42 | 45.30 | 42.14 | 43.47 | 41.89 | 44.04 | 45.30 | 941 | |
| 7 | Mykola Zhabnyak |  Ukraine |
F37 | 40.02 | x | 40.65 | 44.57 | 34.61 | x | 44.57 | 926 | SB |
| 8 | Petr Vratil |  Czech Republic |
F38 | 40.86 | 42.39 | x | 43.17 | x | 44.66 | 44.66 | 911 | SB |
| 9 | Abdeljabbar Dhifallah |  Tunisia |
F37 | 36.47 | 39.10 | 38.87 | - | - | - | 39.10 | 812 |
WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
[edit]- "Men's Javelin - F37/38 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.