Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 7 events were contested for 15 different classifications, the medal summary included over 7 different women.

Medal summary

ClassificationGoldSilverBronzeF11 36.65 35.01 32.60 PB F38 (inc. F37) 37.60 33.91 31.71F41 (inc. F40) 33.38 26.67 26.16F44 (inc. F43) 44.53 WR 43.47 PB 32.47 F52 (inc. F51) 13.09 WR 12.87 SB 12.17 F55 (inc. F54) 25.03 24.56 22.66 F57 (inc. F56) 33.33 30.06 27.54 SB

Competition format The competition for each classification consisted of a single round. Each athlete threw three times, after which the eight best threw three more times (with the best distance of the six throws counted).

Results

F11 The F11 event took place on 9 September.

Rank Bib Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes 183 36.65 175 35.01 97 32.60 PB 4 451 31.51 SB 5 218 30.81 PB 6 143 28.02 7 23 25.69 PB 8 851 25.65 9 617 25.57

F38/F37 The F38/F37 event took place on 14 September.

Rank Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes Mi Na 37.60 WR Shirlene Coelho 33.91 Noelle Lenihan 31.71 PR 4 Renee Danielle Foessel 30.70 5Beverley Jones28.536Eva Berná28.307Jennifer Brown27.958Rae Anderson27.14SB9Yomaira Cohen26.7910Jia Qianqian26.6511Taiga Kantane23.53SB

F41 The F41 event took place on 15 September.

Rank Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes 33.38 26.67 26.16 4 25.79 5 25.72 6 23.34 7 23.27 8 23.13 9 19.28 10 19.01 11 17.52 12 17.20 13 17.18 14 DNS

F44 The F44 event took place on 11 September. Rank Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes 44.53 WR 43.47 PB 32.47 4 30.34 5 29.68 6 28.62 7 27.08 8 25.98 9 25.15 10 19.91 11 19.56 12 18.59

F52 The F52 event took place on 14 September. Rank Name Nationality Distance (m) Notes Rachael Morrison 13.09 WR Cassie Mitchell 12.87 Zoia Ovsii 12.17 4 Leticia Ochoa Delgado 10.85 5 Joanna Butterfield 9.40 6 Zena Cole 4.98 F55 The F55 event took place on 17 September.

F57 The F57 event took place on 15 September. The event incorporates athletes from classification F56 in addition to F57.

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