Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 7 events were contested for 15 different classifications.

Medal summary

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Classification Gold Silver Bronze
F11
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Liangmin Zhang
  China
36.65 Hongxia Tang
  China
35.01 Izabela Campos
  Brazil
32.60 PB
F38 (inc. F37)
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Mi Na
  China
37.60 Shirlene Coelho
  Brazil
33.91 Noelle Lenihan
  Ireland
31.71
F41 (inc. F40)
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Raoua Tlili
  Tunisia
33.38 Niamh McCarthy
  Ireland
26.67 Fathia Amaimia
  Tunisia
26.16
F44 (inc. F43)
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Juan Yao
  China
44.53 WR Yue Yang
  China
43.47 PB Noraivis de la Heras Chibas
  Cuba
32.47
F52 (inc. F51)
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Rachael Morrison
  United States
13.09 WR Cassie Mitchell
  United States
12.87 SB Zoia Ovsii
  Ukraine
12.17
F55 (inc. F54)
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Dong Feixia
  China
25.03 Marianne Buggenhagen
  Germany
24.56 Diāna Dadzīte
  Latvia
22.66
F57 (inc. F56)
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Nassima Saifi
  Algeria
33.33 Orla Barry
  Ireland
30.06 Eucharia Iyiazi
  Nigeria
27.54 SB

Competition format

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The competition for each classification consisted of a single round. Each athlete threw three times, after which the eight best threw three more times (with the best distance of the six throws counted).

Results

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The F11 event took place on 9 September.[1]

Rank Bib Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes
  183 Zhang Liangmin   China 36.65
  175 Tang Hongxia   China 35.01
  97 Izabela Campos   Brazil 32.60 PB
4 451 Assunta Legnante   Italy 31.51 SB
5 218 Yesenia Maria Restrepo Munoz   Colombia 30.81 PB
6 143 Ness Murby   Canada 28.02
7 23 Florencia Belen Romero   Argentina 25.69 PB
8 851 Busra Nur Tirikli   Turkey 25.65
9 617 Ingrid Van Kranen   Netherlands 25.57

The F38 event took place on 14 September.[2]

The F41 event took place on 15 September.[3][4]

Rank Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes
  Raoua Tlili   Tunisia 33.38
  Niamh McCarthy   Ireland 26.67
  Fathia Amaimia   Tunisia 26.16
4 Samar Ben Koelleb   Tunisia 25.79
5 Hayat El Garaa   Morocco 25.72
6 Renata Sliwinska   Poland 23.34
7 Claire Keefer   Australia 23.27
8 Holly Neill   Great Britain 23.13
9 Marijana Goranovic   Montenegro 19.28
10 Lara Baars   Netherlands 19.01
11 Fenju Zhang   China 17.52
12 Hasnaa Moubal   Morocco 17.20
13 Karina Erika Loyola   Argentina 17.18
14 Lauritta Onye   Nigeria DNS

The F44 event took place on 11 September.[5][6]

Rank Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes
  Juan Yao   China 44.53 WR
  Yang Yue   China 43.47 PB
  Noraivis de la Heras Chibas   Cuba 32.47
4 Frederike Charlotte Koleiski   Germany 30.34
5 Mariem Soudani   Tunisia 29.68
6 Natalie Bieule   United States 28.62
7 Ida Nesse   Norway 27.08
8 Jessica Heims   United States 25.98
9 Kristel Walther   Denmark 25.15
10 Litsitso Khotele   Lesotho 19.91
11 Maggie Aiono   Samoa 19.56
12 Florentina Hriscu   Romania 18.59

The F52 event took place on 14 September.[7]

The F55 event took place on 17 September.[8]

The F57 event took place on 15 September. The event incorporates athletes from classification F56 in addition to F57.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's discus throw - F11 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's discus throw - F37/38 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's discus throw - F40/41 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 - athletics - womens-discus-throw-f41". International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's discus throw - F43/44 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Rio 2016 - athletics - womens-discus-throw-f44". International Paralympic Committee. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's discus throw - F51/52 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Women's discus throw - F54/55 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Women's discus throw - F56/57 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.