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

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.

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
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throwmenwomen
Club throwmen
T52/F52
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
Marathonmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
T53/F53
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
T54/F54
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1,500 mmenwomen
5,000 mmenwomen
Marathonmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
F55/F56
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
F57/F58
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Relay event
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen

Results
RankAthleteNationalityCl.123456BestPts.Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Markku Niinimaki FinlandF54 27.33 x 28.17 28.09 x 29.33 29.331112WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Abdolreza Jokar IranF53 22.07 20.73 21.45 21.02 22.01 22.08 22.081108WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix MexicoF54 26.31 27.13 27.33 25.38 28.67 27.98 28.671087SB
4Draženko Mitrović SerbiaF54 x 25.98 x 24.66 25.87 27.42 27.421040SB
5Mauro Maximo MexicoF53 20.39 17.35 20.25 x 19.57 19.26 20.391023
6Alexey Kuznetsov RussiaF54 25.27 26.78 25.81 25.86 25.15 24.63 26.781015SB
7Fan Liang ChinaF54 x 25.79 26.06 22.96 25.21 24.76 26.06988
8Adrian Paz MexicoF53 18.44 19.42 19.55 - - - 19.55981SB
9Germano Bernardi ItalyF54 23.04 22.58 23.23 - - - 23.23881SB
10Andreas Gratt AustriaF54 18.48 17.34 18.02 - - - 18.48701
11Alphanso Cunningham JamaicaF53 x x 13.86 - - - 13.86695

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

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