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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Discus Throw F53–54
The men's discus F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, p ... on 14 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 Fan Liang, representing . WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's discus throw F53-54 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has temporary large screens installed at the stands. History Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US$428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Liang
Fan Liang is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F54 discus events. Fan has won the discus in two Paralympics, he won the F54 class in 2004 and the combined F53/54 class in 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... References Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Living people Chinese male discus throwers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Chinese people 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draženko Mitrović
Draženko Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Драженко Митровић, born 9 August 1979 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Paralympian athlete from Serbia competing mainly in category F53/54 discus events. Biography He was wounded by gunfire in 1989 and then became a paraplegic. Draženko competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ... where he finished second in the F53/54 discus and also competed in the javelin. External links * Paralympic athletes of Serbia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Serbia Living people 1979 births Sportspeople from Banja Luka Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina World recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshie Oi
is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category F53 discus events. Toshie has competed at two Paralympics, firstly in Athens in 2004 where he won the silver medal in the F53 discus and secondly in Beijing in 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... where he won the bronze medal in the combined F53/54 class discus. External links * Paralympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Living people World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008" the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphanso Cunningham
Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events. Career history Cunningham competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal. He won gold in the F52/53 javelin at the London 2012 Paralympics. At the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Cunningham won gold in discus throw F51/52/53/57 and bronze in javelin throw F53/54/55 competition. Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54 and 10th in shot put F53 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Alphanso 1980 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Jamaican male discus throwers Jamaican male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efthymios Kalaras
Efthymios Kalaras is a paralympic athlete from Greece competing mainly in category F54 discus throw events. Efthymios twice competed in the discus at the Paralympics, the first time in the 2004 Summer Paralympics led to a silver medal. He could not match this performance in the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ... where he finished fifth. References Paralympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Greece Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Greek m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
