# 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium on 22-23, 25 and 29 January.

## Medalists

| Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| F12 | Marija Ivekovic Croatia | Liangmin Zhang China | Orysia Ilchyna Ukraine |
| F35/36 | Mariia Pomazan Ukraine | Renata Chilewska Poland | Kath Proudfoot Australia |
| F37 | Mi Na China | Beverley Jones Great Britain | Xu Qiuping China |
| F40 | Najat El Garaa Morocco | Raoua Tlili Tunisia | Menggenjimisu China |
| F51/52/53 | Catherine Wayland Ireland | Zena Cole United States | Estela Salas Mexico |
| F54/55/56 | Marianne Buggenhagen Germany | Feixia Dong China | Tatjana Majcen Slovenia |
| F57/58 | Nassima Saifi Algeria | Stela Eneva Bulgaria | Nadia Medjmedj Algeria |

## F12

The Women's discus throw, F12 was held on January 22
* The event included both F11 and F12 classified athletes:
** F11 = visual impairment: may range from no light perception in either eye, to light perception with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand.
** F12 = visual impairment: may recognise the shape of a hand, have a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees.
China's Liangmin Zhang set a world record for athletes with an F11 classification, with a throw of 40.42.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Marija Iveković | Croatia | x | 37.33 | 40.62 | x | 37.95 | 38.20 | 40.62 | |
| | Liangmin Zhang | China | 36.71 | 37.46 | x | x | 40.42 | x | 40.42 | WR |
| | Orysia Ilchyna | Ukraine | 34.14 | 36.99 | x | 35.99 | 33.97 | 38.86 | 38.86 | |
| 4 | Siena Christen | Germany | 34.11 | 35.38 | 32.85 | 38.17 | 36.74 | 33.86 | 38.17 | |
| 5 | Claire Williams | Great Britain | 37.19 | 35.46 | x | 36.94 | 36.65 | x | 37.19 | |
| 6 | Tamara Sivakova | Belarus | 34.88 | x | 33.84 | 36.90 | x | 34.82 | 36.90 | |
| 7 | Mariela Almada | Argentina | 35.89 | 34.78 | 33.40 | x | 35.86 | 35.02 | 35.89 | |
| 8 | Jessica Castellano | Spain | 29.90 | 32.88 | x | x | 33.53 | 31.25 | 33.53 | |
Key: WR = World Record

## F35/36

The Women's discus throw, F35/36 was held on January 29
* F35/36
** F35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance, may need assistive devices for walking but not when standing or throwing, may have sufficient lower extremity function to do a run up when throwing.
** F36 = walk without assistance or assistive devices, more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved. Hand control, grasp and release affected when throwing.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Mariia Pomazan | Ukraine | 25.83 | 27.18 | 26.59 | 28.73 | x | x | 28.73 | 1073 | WR |
| | Renata Chilewska | Poland | 24.08 | 24.92 | 25.22 | 23.80 | 24.08 | x | 25.22 | 994 | SB |
| | Kath Proudfoot | Australia | 23.21 | 23.19 | 24.52 | x | 23.35 | 20.57 | 24.52 | 958 | CR |
| 4 | Wu Qing | China | 18.66 | 18.49 | 20.38 | 18.54 | 21.79 | 20.29 | 21.79 | 850 | |
| 5 | Chanelle van Zyl | South Africa | 20.57 | x | x | x | x | 17.55 | 20.57 | 810 | |
| 6 | Alla Malchyk | Ukraine | 18.98 | 20.65 | 20.92 | x | 20.33 | 18.70 | 20.92 | 808 | SB |
| 7 | Noni Thompson | Australia | 17.09 | 17.97 | 15.14 | 17.03 | 18.76 | x | 18.76 | 687 | |
Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best

## F37

The Women's discus throw, F37 was held on January 23
* F37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on the same side, good functional ability on the non impaired side, good arm and hand control and follow through.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Mi Na | China | 29.80 | 29.69 | 30.73 | 30.66 | 31.46 | - | 31.46 | CR |
| | Beverley Jones | Great Britain | 24.12 | 28.81 | 30.62 | 26.41 | 30.19 | 29.86 | 30.62 | AR |
| | Xu Qiuping | China | 27.16 | 26.35 | 24.85 | 26.95 | 26.02 | 28.74 | 28.74 | |
| 4 | Viktorya Yasevych | Ukraine | 26.54 | x | 23.99 | 23.03 | x | 28.14 | 28.14 | SB |
| 5 | Qianqian Jia | China | 25.00 | 26.01 | x | 25.93 | 26.66 | 25.96 | 26.66 | SB |
| 6 | Eva Berna | Czech Republic | 22.84 | 23.01 | 26.00 | 23.27 | 25.08 | 23.86 | 26.00 | SB |
| 7 | Shirlene Coelho | Brazil | x | 25.01 | 24.42 | 25.24 | 25.06 | x | 25.24 | AR |
| 8 | Taiga Kantane | Latvia | 23.02 | 22.59 | 21.64 | 21.78 | 17.17 | 22.34 | 23.02 | |
Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Asian Record, SB = Season Best

## F40

The Women's discus throw, F40 was held on January 29
F40 = dwarfism.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Najat El Garaa | Morocco | x | 28.13 | 26.57 | 28.36 | 28.99 | x | 28.99 | CR |
| | Raoua Tlili | Tunisia | 24.50 | 26.00 | x | 28.55 | 27.71 | 27.91 | 28.55 | |
| | Menggenjimisu | China | 26.34 | 26.30 | 26.41 | 25.08 | x | 25.26 | 26.41 | |
| 4 | Laila El Garaa | Morocco | 23.20 | 22.04 | 24.40 | 24.11 | 26.37 | 24.98 | 26.37 | |
| 5 | Daria Kabiesz | Poland | 12.69 | 21.27 | x | 20.32 | 23.31 | x | 23.31 | AR |
Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record

## F51/52/53

The Women's discus throw, F51/52/53 was held on January 29
* 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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Catherine Wayland | Ireland | x | 5.53 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.89 | 5.82 | 5.89 | 941 | SB |
| | Zena Cole | United States | 4.16 | 4.79 | 4.58 | 4.35 | 4.76 | 4.54 | 4.79 | 651 | |
| | Estela Salas | Mexico | x | 11.68 | 11.95 | 12.08 | 11.71 | 11.86 | 12.08 | 568 | |
| 4 | Martha Gustafson | Canada | 9.13 | x | 8.35 | 9.56 | 9.40 | 8.64 | 9.56 | 415 | |
| 5 | Rosemary Tallon | Ireland | x | 7.43 | x | 7.22 | 7.04 | x | 7.43 | 211 | |
| 6 | Deepa Malik | India | x | 5.63 | 5.53 | 5.91 | 5.69 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 135 | |
Key: SB = Season Best

## F54/55/56

The Women's discus throw, F54/55/56 was held on January 25
* F54/55/56
** F54 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal or lower spinal function.
** F55 = normal upper limb function, may have partial to almost completely 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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Marianne Buggenhagen | Germany | 26.28 | 26.75 | 26.41 | 26.44 | 26.69 | x | 26.75 | 973 | SB |
| | Feixia Dong | China | 23.72 | 23.46 | 25.57 | 24.91 | 25.06 | 24.56 | 25.57 | 941 | AR |
| | Tatjana Majcen | Slovenia | x | 15.97 | x | 14.68 | 15.70 | 16.13 | 16.13 | 833 | SB |
| 4 | Martina Willing | Germany | 20.98 | 21.38 | 20.84 | 20.12 | 20.75 | 20.09 | 21.38 | 750 | |
| 5 | Veronica Azucena Saucedo Miranda | Mexico | 17.08 | 17.65 | 16.88 | 14.74 | 16.70 | 14.20 | 17.65 | 560 | SB |
Key: AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best

## F57/58

The Women's discus throw, F57/58 was held on January 29
* F57/58
** F57 = normal upper limb and trunk function, may have bilateral above knee amputations.
** F58 = normal upper limb and trunk function, a bilateral below knee amputation or single above knee amputation.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Nassima Saifi | Algeria | 40.99 | x | 37.06 | x | 35.03 | 36.94 | 40.99 | 1040 | WR |
| | Stela Eneva | Bulgaria | 32.96 | 39.84 | 36.89 | 34.80 | 37.80 | 38.42 | 39.84 | 1022 | AR |
| | Nadia Medjmedj | Algeria | 25.32 | 29.60 | 27.69 | 27.12 | 27.28 | 28.96 | 29.60 | 965 | CR |
| 4 | Orla Barry | Ireland | 28.95 | 28.87 | 27.14 | 28.92 | 27.99 | 27.25 | 28.95 | 947 | |
| 5 | Catherine Callahan | United States | 26.15 | 23.05 | x | 22.68 | 20.38 | 24.04 | 26.15 | 852 | AR |
| 6 | Li Ling | China | 21.96 | 21.68 | 25.99 | 24.38 | 22.22 | 25.60 | 25.99 | 846 | SB |
| 7 | Angeles Ortiz Hernandez | Mexico | 29.04 | 28.41 | 29.53 | 27.88 | 21.01 | 26.78 | 29.53 | 748 | SB |
| 8 | Leilei Gao | China | 27.57 | 28.94 | x | 26.18 | 22.57 | 28.41 | 28.94 | 725 | |
| 9 | Ivanka Koleva | Bulgaria | 21.44 | 20.76 | 21.98 | | | | 21.98 | 659 | |
| 10 | Mary Nakhumica | Kenya | 19.46 | 21.94 | 20.51 | | | | 21.94 | 657 | |
| 11 | Siham Alrasheedy | United Arab Emirates | x | 21.68 | x | | | | 21.68 | 643 | |
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best