The men's
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...
at the
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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was held at the
QEII Stadium from 22 to 28 January.
In the Men's discus throw
F42, held on January 27, the Gold was originally won by
Fanie Lombaard of
South Africa
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. However, he tested positive for
Probenecid
Probenecid, also sold under the brand name Probalan, is a medication that increases uric acid excretion in the urine. It is primarily used in treating gout and hyperuricemia.
Probenecid was developed as an alternative to caronamide to competitive ...
in a urine sample provided on 27 January 2011. The prohibited substance had been prescribed to him because of a medical problem, but he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). 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 ...
(IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros. The IPC redistributed the medals.
Medalists
F11
The Men's discus throw, F11 was held on January 22
F11 = visual impairment: from no light perception in either eye, to light perception but with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.
Results
Final
F12
The Men's discus throw, F12 was held on January 28
F12 = visual impairment: may recognise the shape of a hand, have a
visual acuity
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of 2/60 and/or
visual field
The visual field is the "spatial array of visual sensations available to observation in introspectionist psychological experiments". Or simply, visual field can be defined as the entire area that can be seen when an eye is fixed straight at a point ...
of less than 5 degrees.
Results
Final
Key: SB = Season Best
F32/33/34
The Men's discus throw, F32/33/34 was held on January 24 and the medal ceremony on January 25
F32/33/34
*F32 = poor functional strength in arms, legs and trunk, able to propel a wheelchair. Compete in a wheelchair, may throw a discus from a throwing frame.
*F33 = some degree of trunk movement when pushing a wheelchair, forward trunk movement limited during forceful pushing. Throwing movements mainly from the arm. Compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.
*F34 = demonstrates good functional strength, minimal limitation or control problems in arms or trunk. Compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, NM = No Mark
F35/36
The Men's discus throw, F35/36 was held on January 28
F35/36
*F35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance. A shift of centre of gravity may lead to loss of balance, may have sufficient lower extremity function to execute a run up when throwing.
*F36 = able to walk without assistance or assistive devices, more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved, dynamic is often better than static balance. Hand control, grasp and release affected when throwing.
Results
Final
Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark
F37/38
The Men's discus throw, F37/38 was held on January 23 with the medal ceremony on January 24
F37/38
*F37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on the same side, good functional ability on the non impaired side, better development, good arm and hand control and follow through.
*F38 = must meet the minimum disability criteria for athletes with cerebral palsy, head injury or stroke. A limitation in function that impacts on sports performance.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark
F40
The Men's discus throw, F40 was held on January 24
F40 =
dwarfism
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.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best, AR = Area Record
F42
The Men's discus throw, F42 was held on January 27. The Gold was originally won by
Fanie Lombaard of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. However, he tested positive for
Probenecid
Probenecid, also sold under the brand name Probalan, is a medication that increases uric acid excretion in the urine. It is primarily used in treating gout and hyperuricemia.
Probenecid was developed as an alternative to caronamide to competitive ...
in a urine sample provided on 27 January 2011. The prohibited substance had been prescribed to him because of a medical problem, but he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). 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 ...
(IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros.
The IPC upgraded Keersmaeker, Davies and Fylachtos to gold, silver and bronze respectively.
F42 = single above knee amputation or equivalent impairments.
Results
Final
Key: SB = Season Best, DNS = Did not Start
F44
The Men's discus throw, F44 was held on January 26
F44 = single below knee amputation or equivalent impairments.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best
F46
The Men's discus throw, F46 was held on January 25
F46 = single above or below elbow amputation, or equivalent impairments.
Results
Final
Key: CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best, AR = Area Record
F51/52/53
The Men's discus throw, F51/52/53 was held on January 27
F51/52/53
*F51 = a weakness in shoulder function, the ability to bend but not straighten the elbow joint, no trunk or leg function, no movement in the fingers, can bend the wrists backwards but not forwards.
*F52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function.
*F53 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal, leg or lower spinal function.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best
F54/55/56
The Men's discus throw, F54/55/56 was held on January 28
F54/55/56
*F54 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal or lower spinal function.
*F55 = normal upper limb function, may have partial to almost normal trunk function, no leg function.
*F56 = normal upper limb and trunk function, some leg function, may have high bilateral above knee amputation.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record
F57/58
The Men's discus throw, F57/58 was held on January 26
F57/58
*F57 = normal upper limb and trunk function, may have bilateral above knee amputations.
*F58 = normal upper limb and trunk function, bilateral below knee amputation or single above knee amputation.
Results
Final
Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F57/58
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Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best
See also
*2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's pentathlon
The men's pentathlon at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium on 25 January
Classification P11−13: visual impairment
Medalists
Results
List of IPC world records in athletics
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References
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Schedule and results
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Discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...
Discus throw at the World Para Athletics Championships