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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's Javelin Throw F42–46
The women's javelin F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:30 on 8 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 Yao Juan Yao Juan (; born July 18, 1983) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from China competing mainly in category F43/44/62/64 Javelin Throw, Shot Put and Discus Throw events. She has competed in six Paralympics 2000 Summer ..., representing . Results WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best. ''DNS'' = Did not start. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's javelin throw F42-46 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 2008 in women's athletics ... [...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] |
Claudia Biene
Claudia Biene is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in category F42 throwing events. Claudia won a silver medal in the F42–46 discus at the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ... in Athens where she also competed in the javelin and long jump. Four years later in Beijing she competed in the same three events and the 100m but failed to win a medal in any of them. External links profile on paralympic.org Paralympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Living people World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikoletta Pavlidou
Nikoletta is a Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name derived from the Greek Nikolaos. Notable people with this name include the following: *Nikoletta Lakos (born 1978), Hungarian chess grandmaster *Nikoletta Nagy (born 1994), Hungarian model *Nikoletta Samonas (born 1985), Ghanaian actress known as Nikki Samonas *Nikoletta Szőke (born 1978), Hungarian jazz vocalist *Nikoletta Tsagari (born 1990), Greek rhythmic gymnast See also *Nicoletta (other) Nicoletta is a surname and feminine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, ... * Nikoleta (other) References {{given name Danish feminine given names Finnish feminine given names Feminine given names German feminine given names Hungarian feminine given names Icelandic feminine given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollie Arnold
Hollie Beth Arnold, (born 26 June 1994) is a British Disabled sports, parasport Track and field, athlete competing in category F46 (classification), F46 javelin. Although born in Grimsby, she now lives and trains in Loughborough. She represents Wales in the Commonwealth Games. Arnold was the youngest ever field athlete to ever compete in the Paralympics/Olympics, at the age of 14 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing throwing a personal best. She also threw a personal best in 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She took the gold medal in the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw, F46 javelin in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, also throwing a new world record at the same time. In 2021, at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she took the bronze medal in Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw, the same event. In 2018, she became the first ever Javelin thrower in history to hold all four major titles in the same Paralympic/Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Piekart
Katarzyna Piekart (born 5 March 1986) is a Polish athlete who competes in disability athletics in the T/F46 category. She won the gold medal for the Javelin throw at the 2012 Paralympic Games for her category with a new World Record. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piekart, Katarzyna World record holders in para-athletics Living people 1986 births Polish female javelin throwers Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes for Poland Paralympic gold medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Siedlce Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Polish women Athletes from Masovian Voivodeship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhong Yongyuan
Zhong Yongyuan is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F42-46 shot put events. She 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 she won a silver medal in the women's F42-46 shot put event. She also finished eighth in the women's F42-46 javelin throw. External links * Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic canoeists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Living people Chinese female shot putters Chinese female javelin throwers Chinese female canoeists Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Schmidt
Jana Schmidt (born 13 December 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in category T42 track and field events. Athletics career Schmidt first represented Germany at a Summer Paralympics in 2008 at Beijing, where she competed in the javelin throw and shot put. It would take her another four years to achieve a Paralympic podium finish, when she won a bronze medal in 100 metres sprint 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 ... in London. As well as her Paralympic success, Schmidt has won medals at World and European Championships. At the World Championships she has performed the uncommon feat of medaling in a running, jumping and throwing event, with her best finish being the gold medal in the shot put at the 2013 World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Juan
Yao Juan (; born July 18, 1983) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from China competing mainly in category F43/44/62/64 Javelin Throw, Shot Put and Discus Throw events. She has competed in six Paralympics 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004, 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008, 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2012, 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2016 & 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2020 and she won five gold medals. She also won nine medals (7 Gold) at the IPC Athletics World Championships. External links * 1983 births Living people Chinese female javelin throwers Chinese female discus throwers Chinese female shot putters Paralympic athletes of China Paralympic gold medalists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics 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 Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Gudkova
Natalia Goudkova (née Kletskova) is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F46 throwing events. Career Natalia competed as part of the Russian team that travelled to the United States for the 1996 Summer Paralympics where she competed in all three throws winning the bronze medal in the javelin. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney she won a gold medal in the F46 javelin as well as competing in the F46 discus, shot put and long jump. In Athens at the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ... she narrowly missed out defending her javelin title in the mixed class F42-36 javelin, coming away with the silver medal and again failing in the F42-46 discus. References External links * (1996, 1998) * (2006&nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng Baozhu
Zheng Baozhu is a Paralympian athlete from the People's Republic of China competing mainly in category F42/ F46 throwing events. She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a gold medal in both the women's shot put F42/F46 event and the women's discus throw F42/F46 event. She also marginally missed out on a medal in the women's F42/F46 javelin throw, missing third place by just 4 points. Four years later she returned to compete in her home country 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 she retained her gold medal in the women's shot put F42/F46 event, she won a bronze medal in the F42/F46 discus throw and again finished fourth in the F42/F46 javelin throw. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
