Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw explained

The Men's Discus Throw athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 7. A total of 10 events were contested incorporating 13 different classifications.^[1]

Schedule

There were no heats. However, in each event after the first three throws, the top eight had 3 extra throws.

Event↓/Date →	Fri 31	Sat 1	Sun 2	Mon 3	Tue 4	Wed 5	Thr 6	Fri 7
F11 Discus Throw			F
F32–34 Discus Throw								F
F35–36 Discus Throw				F
F37–38 Discus Throw								F
F40 Discus Throw					F
F42 Discus Throw			F
F44 Discus Throw							F
F51–52–53 Discus Throw							F
F54–55–56 Discus Throw						F
F57–58 Discus Throw	F

Results

PR = Paralympic record;RR = Regional record;PB = Personal best;SB = Season best;NM = No mark;DNS = Did not start.

F11

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[2]	Notes
	31.17	36.83	38.41	38.00			38.41	SB
		35.66		34.24			35.66
	32.30	34.36	33.84	34.59		32.79	34.59
			32.72	31.18		34.03	34.03
			33.39			31.93	33.39
	31.32		32.44	31.41	31.99	31.82	32.44
	29.14		8.25	29.31			29.31
	25.66	27.29	27.13	27.62	29.04		29.04
	23.18	25.63	27.08				27.08
10	26.65	24.43	26.56				26.65	SB
11			26.28				26.28
							NM

F32–33–34

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[3]		Notes
	F34	42.57	46.21	43.48	43.30	49.03	36.64	49.03	1166	WR
	F33	30.55	32.61	32.51	31.69	34.65	33.64	34.65	1113	WR
	F32	21.34	21.71	20.34	21.45	22.30	5.82	22.30	1081	WR
4	F34	30.69	41.79		37.82			41.79	1004	RR
5	F32	19.28		20.64				20.64	999	RR
6	F34		40.15		34.78	37.37	37.11	40.15	960	SB
7	F32	19.83		19.02	6.54		18.93	19.83	956	SB
8	F34	39.47	39.34	39.74	38.35	39.25	39.85	39.85	952	RR
9	F34	36.71	38.22	39.29				39.29	936
10	F33	28.16	28.59	29.05				29.05	925	RR
11	F34	36.31	38.22					38.22	906	SB
12	F34			36.50				36.50	855
13	F32	15.47	17.04	17.09				17.09	791
14	F33		25.50					25.50	780
15	F33		24.26					24.26	726
16	F34	31.58						31.58	696
17	F33		22.37	22.75				22.75	658
18	F34		29.27	30.34				30.34	654
19	F33	19.18	19.50	20.94				20.94	574	PB
	F32								NM

F35–36

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[4]	Notes
	F36	37.79	37.38	38.54	36.01	33.30	33.68	38.54
	F36	33.15		37.89	37.80	31.89	36.56	37.89	PB
	F36	34.36	37.66	37.87	35.82	37.61	34.55	37.87	SB
4	F36	36.58	37.29		37.59	31.00		37.59
5	F36		37.34		33.91	35.76		37.34	SB
6	F36	29.90	32.50	36.76		37.28		37.28	SB
7	F36		36.20		31.43	32.16		36.20
8	F36	34.44		35.64	35.02		34.48	35.64
9	F36	31.59	32.86					32.86
10	F36	29.10	29.80	31.08				31.08	SB
11	F36	6.81	29.95					29.95

F37–38

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[5]		Notes
	F38	51.51	48.31	52.46	52.91	47.32		52.91	1024	WR
	F37	51.34	53.71	55.81		51.55		55.81	1017	WR
	F37	45.49	50.84	51.12	50.05	54.02	50.31	54.02	1008	RR
4	F37		48.92	50.27	52.05	51.54		52.05	997	PB
5	F37	49.95	49.90	51.49	51.92	49.27	47.44	51.92	996	RR
6	F38	42.24	45.02	44.24	43.99	43.99	44.48	45.02	972	RR
7	F38	39.56	44.49	43.25	39.95	44.58		44.58	968	=RR
8	F38	37.41	42.94					42.94	950	PB
9	F37		33.17	43.29				43.29	909
10	F37	41.21	42.51	41.47				42.51	898
11	F37		40.21					40.21	859	SB
12	F37		39.98					39.98	855	SB
13	F37			39.30				39.30	842
	F38								DNS

F40

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[6]	Notes
	36.34	45.78	38.32	45.15	41.65	37.91	45.78	WR
	36.45	37.56	32.64	42.08		44.11	44.11	RR
	39.53	40.49	39.58	40.00	40.37		40.49
4	26.04	35.11	39.20	38.72		32.91	39.20
5	36.86	38.07	36.27	37.36		35.47	38.07	RR
6	32.60	37.59		36.69	37.04	35.14	37.59	SB
7	33.78	32.25	31.01	33.46	31.92		33.78	SB
8	32.81	33.07	30.86	31.62	32.93	33.19	33.19	SB
9	32.26	30.22	29.33				32.26	PB
10		29.57	30.89				30.89	PB
11	27.67		28.24				28.24	SB
12	26.25		27.28				27.28

F42

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[7]	Notes
	45.31	42.33	45.37	42.40	41.68	46.14	46.14	RR
	43.73		42.86	43.23	44.62	44.37	44.62	PB
	38.45	40.88	40.38	42.81	41.50		42.81	PB
4	38.31	39.59	41.63	41.00	40.50	40.14	41.63	PB
5	39.04	40.14	40.46	39.65	40.07	40.77	40.77	PB
6		39.12	39.61	39.81	39.81	40.17	40.17	SB
7	6.78	38.20	37.77	39.77	39.23	38.43	39.77
8	36.85		32.78	37.27	31.40	32.32	37.27
9			36.54				36.54	SB
							NM

F44

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[8]	Notes
		56.15		60.05		59.39	60.05	PR
	53.75	56.29	59.01		57.67	55.58	59.01	SB
	53.69	56.73	54.33		56.16	58.39	58.39	RR
4	51.41	53.94	52.55				53.94	PB
5		43.57		46.70	41.77	45.51	46.70	PB
6	44.87		42.80		45.52	42.86	45.52
7	43.73	44.81	43.88	44.36	45.16		45.16	SB
8		31.08	29.94	30.78	28.08	32.73	32.73	SB

F51–52-53

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[9]		Notes
	F51	12.18	10.99	12.37	5.01			12.37	1093	WR
	F52	19.97	20.73	19.92	21.00	20.98	20.17	21.00	1010	WR
	F51			10.93	9.78	11.00	11.34	11.34	917	PB
4	F53	23.96	24.19	24.68	23.41		24.62	24.68	835	SB
5	F51		10.42		9.83			10.42	761
6	F51	9.47	9.80	10.34	8.92	9.96		10.34	748	SB
7	F51	9.50	9.93	9.51		10.06	9.61	10.06	702	PB
8	F51	9.80	9.34	9.62	8.96	9.72	9.89	9.89	674
9	F53	21.49	22.01	21.78				22.01	641
10	F53	20.35	19.75	20.28				20.35	528
	F51								NM
	F51								NM

F54–56

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Score	Notes
	F56	44.24		43.94	44.63	44.39	44.36	44.63	1019	WR
	F54	32.93	32.90	32.97	29.34	31.68	31.74	32.97	1012	WR
	F56	40.73	39.17	39.56	6.07	38.69	41.98	41.98	978	SB
	F56	39.44	40.90	41.77	37.04	39.40	34.18	41.77	974	PB
	F56	35.99	41.66	40.93	39.38	41.07	40.91	41.66	972	PB
	F55	34.07	33.17	35.92	34.68	33.69	34.81	35.92	934	SB
	F54	28.52	27.68		27.67	18.30	29.02	29.02	919	SB
	F55	28.86	32.56	31.67	31.06	32.19	32.21	32.56	849
	F56		35.32					35.32	834	RR
10	F55	29.42	30.86	31.37				31.37	814	PB
11	F55	30.29	30.27	30.47				30.47	786
12	F55	20.87	23.65	29.41				29.41	751
13	F56	26.76						26.76	551

F57–58

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best^[10]		Notes
	F58	56.19	53.27		55.34	54.65	60.72	60.72	1043	WR
	F57	41.47	44.77	46.87	44.42	43.30	46.89	46.89	951	PB
	F58	54.19				51.83	51.26	54.19	944	SB
4	F57	41.25	45.90	45.85		35.82	44.51	45.90	931	RR
5	F57	44.66	44.78	44.62	43.87		41.76	41.76	906	PB
6	F58		51.24		51.50			51.50	894
7	F57	41.16	39.01	42.87	40.20	41.20	42.67	42.87	862
8	F58	47.83	47.82	49.38	43.59	41.29	46.29	49.38	851
9	F57	40.79	38.59					40.79	810	SB
10	F58	47.15	40.99	454.41				47.15	802
11	F57	38.16	27.65	39.37				39.37	771
12	F58		41.94					41.94	673
13	F57	33.55	35.81					35.81	667
14	F58			41.32				41.32	657
15	F58	39.07	39.41	39.17				39.41	605
16	F58		27.23					27.23	265	PB
	F58								NM
	F57								DNS

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics – Schedule & Results. Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 16 August 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-11. 2012-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910165139/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f11/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-09. 2012-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20120908101104/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f32-33-34/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-11. 2012-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910165009/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f35-36/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-12. 2012-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913163648/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f37-38/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-14. 2012-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913163818/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f40/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-02. 2012-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120901205852/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f42/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-11. 2012-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910165111/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f44/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-16. 2012-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913163902/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f51-52-53/. dead.
Web site: London 2012. 2012-09-11. 2012-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910165159/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-discus-throw-f57-58/. dead.