Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F54–56

Women's Discus F54-56 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	9 September
Competitors	10 from 7 nations
Winning distance	27.80
Medalists
Marianne Buggenhagen   Germany   Wang Ting   China   Jana Fesslova   Czech Republic

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
T52/F52
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Marathon		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T53/F53
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T54/F54
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1,500 m		men		women
5,000 m		men		women
Marathon		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F55/F56
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F57/F58
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men

The women's discus F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Marianne Buggenhagen, representing Germany.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Cl.	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Pts.	Notes
	Marianne Buggenhagen	Germany	F55	26.96	27.34	27.80	26.59	27.02	26.89	27.80	1060	WR
	Wang Ting	China	F54	14.95	15.83	15.84	16.33	16.37	17.04	17.04	1010
	Jana Fesslova	Czech Republic	F55	24.35	24.65	23.90	24.63	24.37	24.82	24.82	946
4	Dong Feixia	China	F55	20.79	21.29	23.93	23.66	24.22	24.59	24.59	937
5	Chen Liping	China	F54	13.97	15.82	14.89	15.07	15.17	14.78	15.82	937
6	Martina Monika Willing	Germany	F56	22.96	23.36	23.31	21.84	21.95	22.91	23.36	890
7	Tatjana Majcen Ljubic	Slovenia	F54	x	x	14.78	14.60	14.69	14.42	14.78	876
8	Suely Guimaraes	Brazil	F56	21.17	21.98	21.62	19.38	x	20.84	21.98	838	SB
9	Zanele Situ	South Africa	F54	13.83	13.84	x	-	-	-	13.83	820	SB
10	Vinnette Green	Jamaica	F54	12.40	13.05	13.07	-	-	-	13.07	775

WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

• "Women's Discus - F54-56 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2012.