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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Javelin Throw F35–36
The men's javelin F35/36 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:18 on 8 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 contestants they all had 6 throws. The competition was won by Guo Wei Guo Wei () (10 September 904 – 22 February 954According to Guo Wei's biography in "Old Histories of the Five Dynasties", he died between 9am and 11 am on the ''renchen'' day of the 1st month of the 1st year of the ''Xiande'' era of his reign ..., representing . Results WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's javelin throw F35-36 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] |
Guo Wei (Paralympic Athlete)
Guo Wei (born 2 July 1982) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category F35 field events. Biography Guo is a six time Paralympic gold medalist. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece where he won the F35 javelin, shot put and the F36-38 long jump. He continued this trend in Beijing, China at 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 ... with a clean sweep of the throwing gold medals in the F35/36 class. He holds F35 world records in long jump, shot put, discus and javelin. Reference list External links * 1982 births Living people Athletes from Shanghai Chinese male long jumpers Chinese male shot putters Chinese male discus throwers Chinese male javelin throwers Paralympic athletes for Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Piotrowski
Paweł Piotrowski (born 24 September 1985) is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category F35–36 throwing events. Paweł competed in the shot put, discus and javelin in both the 2004 and 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; ... summer Paralympics. He won the gold medal in the F36 shot and the silver in the F36/38 javelin in 2004 and in 2008 he won the silver in the F35/36 javelin and the bronze in the F35/36 shot put. External links * Pekin/paraolimpiada - Mamy medale! Piotrowski srebro, Zielińska brązat Sport.pl Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Newman (athlete)
Nicholas Ian Newman is a Paralympian athlete from Bloemfontein, South Africa primarily competing in the category F36 javelin events. He was diagnosed with Cerebral palsy from birth. Sporting events of note In the 2001 SA Games (in Stellenbosch, South Africa) he broke the Senior world record whilst a Junior, and in the 2003 SA Games (in Germiston, South Africa) he broke his world record. In 2004, Newman competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece in which he was not awarded a medal in the F36 shotput but continued to win the gold medal in the F36/38 javelin competition. Four years later in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China he finished third, awarded a bronze medal, whilst attempting to defend his title in the F36/38 javelin event. In 2013 he competed in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, held in London, where he finished 13th. In 2015, he competed in the ITU World Paratriathlon Event held in Buffalo City, South Africa in which h ... [...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] |
Paulo Souza (athlete)
Paulo Souza may refer to: *Paulo Renato Souza Paulo Renato Costa Souza (10 September 1945 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul – 25 June 2011 in São Roque, São Paulo) was a Brazilian economist and politician. Life Souza took a degree in economics from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande ... (1945–2011), Brazilian economist and politician * Paulo Souza (athlete), see Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Brazil at the 2011 Parapan American Games See also * Paulo Sousa (other) * Marcos (footballer, born 1974) (Marcos Paulo Souza Ribeiro) * Leandro Souza (footballer, born 1987) (Leandro Paulo Roberto Souza) * João Paulo (footballer, born 1988) (João Paulo de Souza Dantas) * Paulo Vinícius (footballer, born 1990) (Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos) {{hndis, Souza, Paulo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohsen Kaedi
Mohsen Kaedi (born 19 April 1987) is a para-athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F34 throwing events. He has competed at two Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the F33-34 javelin at the 2012 Games in London. Career history Kaedi took up throwing events in 2004, whilst still living in Khorramabad. Kaedi, who has cerebral palsy, was classified as a F35 field athlete allowing him to compete in IPC sanctioned events. He made his senior international debut for Iran at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Assen in the Netherlands. There he entered the F35 discus, finishing fourth with a distance of 41.55m. Two years later Kaedi qualified for his first Summer Paralympics, travelling to China to compete in the 2008 Games at Beijing in the javelin. His best throw in the F35/36 javelin was 42.61m, converted to 975 points, which left him in fifth place. His first major international success came at the inaugural 2010 Asian Para Games, where he took sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Wenbo
Wang Wenbo (; born 2 February 1969 in Changchun) is a Paralympic athlete from China. He competes in standing throwing events, in the F36 classification for athletes with cerebral palsy. He was a former discus world record holder in his class. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, competing in a combined F35/36 discus event, he set a world record for F36 classified athletes but still only won a silver medal. He also competed in javelin and shot put. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ... he won bronze in the F35/36 discus event. References 1969 births Sportspeople from Changchun Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
