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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Discus Throw F57–58
The men's discus F57/58 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 ... at 09:00 on 13 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 Alexey Ashapatov, representing . Results WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's discus throw F57-58 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] |
Alexey Ashapatov
Alexey Vitalyevich Ashapatov (russian: Алексей Витальевич Ашапатов; born 30 October 1973) is a Russian para-athlete competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won two gold medals, one in the men's F57-58 shot put and the other in the men's F57-58 discus throw. He won the same events four years later, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... External links * Алексей Витальевич Ашапатов paralimpics.ruАшапатов Алексей csi-ugra.ru Paralympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng Weihai
Zheng Weihai is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F57 discus events. Zheng competed in all three class F57 throwing events in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, winning a silver medal in the discus. 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; ... in his home country competing only in the discus he again won a silver medal in the combined F57/58 category. References Paralympic athletes of China Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Living people Chinese male discus throwers Chinese male javelin throwers Chinese male shot putters Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostislav Pohlmann
Rostislav Pohlmann is a Paralympian athlete from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F57 throwing events. Pohlmann has competed at four Paralympics winning at least one medal at each games. He first competed in Atlanta in the 1996 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the discus, javelin and shot put in the F56 class winning the silver medal in the javelin. Four years later in Sydney at the 2000 Summer Paralympics he again competed in the three throwing events, this time in the F57 category, and won another silver medal in the javelin. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Athens he competed in the F57 category in the shot put and won a bronze medal in the javelin and a gold in the discus. In his fourth games A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (suc ... [...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] |
Ali Ghardooni
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 common era, CE) was the last of four Rashidun, Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. The issue of his succession caused a major rift between Muslims and divided them into Shia Islam, Shia and Sunni Islam, Sunni groups. Ali was assassinated in the Grand Mosque of Kufa in 661 by the forces of Mu'awiya I, Mu'awiya, who went on to found the Umayyad Caliphate. The Imam Ali Shrine and the city of Najaf were built around Ali's tomb and it is visited yearly by millions of devotees. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, raised by him from the age of 5, and accepted his claim of divine revelation by age 11, being among the Chronological list of early Muslims, first to do so. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam while Muhammad was in Mecca and under severe persecution. After Muhammad's Hij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar
Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar is a Paralympian athlete from Egypt competing mainly in category F57/58 throwing events. Ramadan competed in both the F57/58 discus and javelin in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, taking home the silver medal in the javelin. References External links Results for Mahmoud Ramadan Elattarfrom the International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ... Paralympic athletes for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Egypt Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Egyptian male discus throwers Egyptian male javelin throwers {{Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
