Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Javelin Throw F55–56
The men's javelin F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:55 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 entrants they took 6 throws each. The competition was won by Pieter Gruijters Pieter Gruijters (born 24 July 1967) is a Paralympian, Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silve ..., representing . Results WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's javelin throw F55-56 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics ...
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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 ...
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Pieter Gruijters
Pieter Gruijters (born 24 July 1967) is a Paralympian, Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - P54-58 event, a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F55-56 event and finished eleventh in the men's Shot put - F56 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Javelin throw - F55-56 event and finished seventh in the men's Shot put - F55-56 event He is world record holder in javelin for F56 classified athletes. References External links * official website
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Zhang Yingbin
Zhang Ying Bin is a paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category F55 javelin events. Zhang Ying Bin competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece winning the bronze medal in the combined F55-56 class javelin. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ..., he won a silver medal in the men's F55-56 javelin throw event. References External links * Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for China Chinese male javelin throwers Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Year of birth missing (living people) Paralym ...
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Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed is a Paralympian athlete from Egypt competing mainly in category F55-56 javelin throw events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... There he won a bronze medal in the men's F55-56 javelin throw event. External links * Paralympic athletes for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Egypt Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Egyptian male javelin throwers {{Paralympic-medalist-stub ...
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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"

International Paralympic Committee

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