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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F53–54

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Men's Javelin F53/54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates12 September
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning distance29.33
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Markku Niinimaki  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdolreza Jokar  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix  Mexico

The men's javelin F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:10 on 12 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top seven had 3 further throws (there is no indication on the official result as to why this was not the normal eight). The competition was won by Markku Niinimaki, representing  Finland.

Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Markku Niinimaki  Finland F54 27.33 x 28.17 28.09 x 29.33 29.33 1112 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdolreza Jokar  Iran F53 22.07 20.73 21.45 21.02 22.01 22.08 22.08 1108 WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix  Mexico F54 26.31 27.13 27.33 25.38 28.67 27.98 28.67 1087 SB
4 Draženko Mitrović  Serbia F54 x 25.98 x 24.66 25.87 27.42 27.42 1040 SB
5 Mauro Maximo  Mexico F53 20.39 17.35 20.25 x 19.57 19.26 20.39 1023
6 Alexey Kuznetsov  Russia F54 25.27 26.78 25.81 25.86 25.15 24.63 26.78 1015 SB
7 Fan Liang  China F54 x 25.79 26.06 22.96 25.21 24.76 26.06 988
8 Adrian Paz  Mexico F53 18.44 19.42 19.55 - - - 19.55 981 SB
9 Germano Bernardi  Italy F54 23.04 22.58 23.23 - - - 23.23 881 SB
10 Andreas Gratt  Austria F54 18.48 17.34 18.02 - - - 18.48 701
11 Alphanso Cunningham  Jamaica F53 x x 13.86 - - - 13.86 695

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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  • "Men's Javelin - F53/54 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.