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

Medal summary

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

Competition format

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

F11

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

Rank Bib Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)183Zhang Liangmin China36.65
2nd place, silver medalist(s)175Tang Hongxia China35.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)97Izabela Campos Brazil32.60PB
4451Assunta Legnante Italy31.51SB
5218Yesenia Maria Restrepo Munoz Colombia30.81PB
6143Ness Murby Canada28.02
723Florencia Belen Romero Argentina25.69PB
8851Busra Nur Tirikli Turkey25.65
9617Ingrid Van Kranen Netherlands25.57

F38

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

F41

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

F44

The F44 event took place on 11 September.[4]

F52

The F52 event took place on 14 September.[5]

F55

The F55 event took place on 17 September.[6]

F57

The F57 event took place on 15 September. The event incorporates athletes from classification F56 in addition to F57.[7]

References

  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. ↑ "Women's discus throw - F43/44 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Women's discus throw - F51/52 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Women's discus throw - F54/55 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Women's discus throw - F56/57 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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