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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F55–56

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Men's Javelin F55/56
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates9 September
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Winning distance42.27
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pieter Gruijters  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yingbin  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed  Egypt

The men's javelin F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:55 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 entrants they took 6 throws each. The competition was won by Pieter Gruijters, representing  Netherlands.

Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality Cl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Pts. Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pieter Gruijters  Netherlands F56 x 41.95 42.27 37.86 33.92 38.20 42.27 1159 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yingbin  China F55 31.78 32.70 32.55 x 31.18 31.96 32.70 994 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed  Egypt F55 28.15 30.19 x 28.84 30.54 12.15 30.54 929 SB
4 Josef Stiak  Czech Republic F56 30.50 30.96 31.20 29.30 31.88 31.26 31.88 874
5 Leonardo Diaz  Cuba F56 27.03 26.52 30.70 29.08 27.30 28.95 30.70 842 SB
6 Karol Kozun  Poland F55 x 22.80 26.69 x x 26.67 26.69 812

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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  • "Men's Javelin - F55/56 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.