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

The men's discus throw at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships 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. However, he tested positive for Probenecid 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 (IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros. The IPC redistributed the medals.

## Medalists

| Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| F11 | David Casinos Spain | Vasyl Lishchynskyi Ukraine | Bil Marinkovic Austria |
| F12 | Oleksandr Iasynovyi Ukraine | Vladimir Andryushchenko Russia | Kim Lopez Gonzalez Spain |
| F32/33/34 | Lahouari Bahlaz Algeria | Frantisek Serbus Czech Republic | Jalal Khakzadieh Iran |
| F35/36 | Pawel Piotrowski Poland | Reginald Benade Namibia | Volodymyr Zhaivoronok Ukraine |
| F37/38 | Tomasz Blatkiewicz Poland | Mykola Zhabnyak Ukraine | Javad Hardani Iran |
| F40 | Paschalis Stathelakos Greece | Jonathan de Souza Santos Brazil | Scott Danberg United States |
| F42 | Gino de Keersmaeker Belgium | Aled Davies Great Britain | Marinos Fylachtos Greece |
| F44 | Daniel Greaves Great Britain | Jeremy Campbell United States | Farzad Sepahvand Iran |
| F46 | Tomasz Rebisz Poland | Chunliang Guo China | Joao Santos Brazil |
| F51/52/53 | Aigars Apinis Latvia | Joze Flere Slovenia | Yassen Mohammad Jordan |
| F54/55/56 | Leonardo Diaz Cuba | Draženko Mitrović Serbia | Mustafa Yuseinov Bulgaria |
| F57/58 | Alexey Ashapatov Russia | Metawa Abo Elkhir Egypt | Ali Ghardooni Germany |

## 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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| | David Casinos | Spain | 39.33 | x | x | 37.29 | x | 40.89 | 40.89 |
| | Vasyl Lishchynskyi | Ukraine | 36.64 | 5.58 | 36.42 | 30.03 | 37.79 | 36.44 | 37.79 |
| | Bil Marinkovic | Austria | x | 34.20 | 34.53 | 36.70 | 33.92 | 34.83 | 36.70 |
| 4 | Sergio Paz | Argentina | 33.32 | x | 34.43 | x | x | 32.27 | 34.43 |
| 5 | Miroslaw Madzia | Poland | 31.46 | 31.21 | x | x | 32.39 | x | 32.39 |
| 6 | G. E Rodriguez | Colombia | 28.72 | x | 27.67 | 30.82 | 24.97 | 32.04 | 32.04 |
| 7 | Hameed Hassain | Iraq | 29.21 | x | 25.83 | 29.15 | 27.56 | 29.60 | 29.60 |
| 8 | Nelson Goncalves | Portugal | 27.16 | 27.76 | 27.46 | 28.53 | 28.30 | 29.43 | 29.43 |
| 9 | Yudong Bae | South Korea | 25.47 | 27.64 | x | | | | 27.64 |
| 10 | Yuriy Piskov | Ukraine | x | 24.39 | x | | | | 24.39 |

## 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 of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Oleksandr Iasynovyi | Ukraine | 47.15 | x | 48.11 | 48.61 | 44.74 | 48.04 | 48.61 | SB |
| | Vladimir Andryushchenko | Russia | 43.63 | 43.96 | 40.36 | x | 42.03 | 39.69 | 43.96 | |
| | Kim Lopez Gonzalez | Spain | 41.35 | 43.63 | 42.39 | x | 41.87 | x | 43.63 | SB |
| 4 | Russell Short | Australia | 38.50 | 38.34 | 40.58 | 40.40 | 38.05 | 38.02 | 40.58 | |
| 5 | Rolandas Urbonas | Lithuania | x | 32.39 | 34.45 | x | 16.89 | 39.22 | 39.22 | |
| 6 | Francois Badenhorst | South Africa | 32.95 | 33.72 | 32.63 | 34.72 | 31.30 | x | 34.72 | |
| 7 | Mahdi Al-Saadi | Iraq | 29.14 | x | x | 30.40 | x | 28.81 | 30.40 | |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Lahouari Bahlaz | Algeria | 16.53 | 17.56 | 20.30 | 18.77 | 18.62 | 17.36 | 20.30 | 1020 | WR |
| | Frantisek Serbus | Czech Republic | 18.47 | 17.38 | x | 18.24 | 17.64 | 20.19 | 20.19 | 1014 | AR |
| | Jalal Khakzadieh | Iran | 34.60 | 37.72 | 37.65 | 37.06 | x | 39.44 | 39.44 | 994 | |
| 4 | Miloslav Bardiovsky | Slovakia | 19.52 | x | x | 13.93 | 11.58 | x | 19.52 | 977 | SB |
| 5 | Kamel Kardjena | Algeria | x | x | 28.42 | x | x | x | 28.42 | 977 | CR |
| 6 | Siamak Saleh Farajzadeh | Iran | x | 35.52 | 36.99 | 37.96 | x | x | 37.96 | 952 | SB |
| 7 | Kieran Tscherniawsky | Great Britain | 26.50 | 27.20 | x | 26.99 | x | 27.52 | 27.52 | 942 | |
| 8 | Thierry Cibone | France | x | 35.85 | 28.93 | 32.59 | 34.11 | x | 35.85 | 889 | |
| 9 | Hani Alnakhli | Saudi Arabia | 25.85 | 23.77 | 24.32 | | | | 25.85 | 872 | |
| 10 | Ahmed Alhousani | United Arab Emirates | x | x | 23.83 | | | | 23.83 | 782 | SB |
| 11 | Karim Bettina | Algeria | x | x | 16.04 | | | | 16.04 | 760 | |
| 12 | Faouzi Rzig | Tunisia | 27.91 | 29.57 | 30.63 | | | | 30.63 | 715 | |
| 13 | Daniel West | Great Britain | 29.85 | 25.17 | x | | | | 29.85 | 688 | |
| 14 | Chris Martin | Great Britain | x | 21.58 | x | | | | 21.58 | 675 | |
| 15 | Roman Musil | Czech Republic | 27.35 | 23.53 | 26.51 | | | | 27.35 | 598 | |
| 16 | Sam Craven | United States | x | 26.35 | 24.67 | | | | 26.35 | 562 | |
| 17 | Mourad Idoudi | Tunisia | 15.98 | 18.03 | x | | | | 18.03 | 499 | |
| | Mohamed Ali Krid | Tunisia | x | x | x | | | | NM | | |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Pawel Piotrowski | Poland | 35.68 | x | x | 33.64 | x | 38.65 | 38.65 | 1004 | CR |
| | Reginald Benade | Namibia | x | 38.37 | x | 32.72 | x | x | 38.37 | 997 | AR |
| | Volodymyr Zhaivoronok | Ukraine | 35.10 | 36.10 | 35.66 | x | 34.28 | 38.09 | 38.09 | 990 | SB |
| 4 | Duane Strydom | South Africa | 37.53 | 36.67 | 33.99 | x | 33.97 | 34.21 | 37.53 | 976 | SB |
| 5 | Sebastian Dietz | Germany | 35.56 | 35.55 | 34.48 | x | 37.31 | 37.38 | 37.38 | 972 | SB |
| 6 | Wenbo Wang | China | 25.56 | 34.20 | 7.04 | 36.50 | 32.89 | 29.24 | 36.50 | 949 | SB |
| 7 | Albin Vidović | Croatia | 33.35 | 25.92 | 31.87 | 28.85 | x | x | 33.35 | 856 | |
| 8 | Guo Wei | China | x | 39.29 | x | x | 38.83 | 38.72 | 39.29 | 663 | |
| 9 | Edgards Bergs | Latvia | 30.36 | 28.77 | 33.83 | | | | 33.83 | 509 | |
| | Paulo Souza | Brazil | x | x | x | | | | NM | | |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Tomasz Blatkiewicz | Poland | 51.47 | 47.34 | x | 51.48 | 53.00 | 47.90 | 53.00 | 1003 | WR |
| | Mykola Zhabnyak | Ukraine | 47.67 | 42.95 | x | x | 52.48 | x | 52.48 | 999 | SB |
| | Javad Hardani | Iran | 46.53 | 45.72 | x | x | 43.86 | 45.75 | 46.53 | 985 | CR |
| 4 | Ronni Jensen | Denmark | 34.31 | x | 45.56 | 47.04 | 45.06 | x | 47.04 | 955 | SB |
| 5 | Khusniddin Norbekov | Uzbekistan | 46.59 | 45.14 | x | 43.56 | x | x | 46.59 | 950 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan | Egypt | 45.60 | x | 44.74 | x | 45.69 | 46.22 | 46.22 | 946 | |
| 7 | Xuelong Zhang | China | 44.77 | 43.51 | x | 44.40 | - | - | 44.77 | 929 | SB |
| 8 | Oleksandr Doroshenko | Ukraine | 41.28 | 38.79 | x | x | x | x | 41.28 | 929 | |
| 9 | Gerrit Johannes Kruger | South Africa | 43.76 | 43.66 | 43.61 | | | | 43.76 | 916 | |
| 10 | Timo Mustikkamaa | Finland | 35.89 | 38.89 | x | | | | 38.89 | 834 | |
| | Juanre Jenkinson | South Africa | x | x | - | | | | NM | | |
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.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Paschalis Stathelakos | Greece | 38.62 | 38.90 | 38.94 | 40.92 | 35.90 | x | 40.92 | WR |
| | Jonathan de Souza Santos | Brazil | 39.11 | 38.25 | 33.95 | 39.31 | 38.13 | 37.79 | 39.31 | |
| | Scott Danberg | United States | 31.73 | 35.82 | 33.42 | 33.55 | 36.18 | 33.81 | 36.18 | SB |
| 4 | Alexandros Michail Konstantinidis | Greece | 33.32 | 31.91 | 35.35 | x | 27.66 | 33.92 | 35.35 | |
| 5 | Hocine Gherzouli | Algeria | 27.64 | 30.39 | x | x | 29.12 | 30.61 | 30.61 | AR |
| 6 | Chengcheng Fan | China | 29.32 | 30.34 | 29.54 | 29.75 | 29.05 | 29.24 | 30.34 | AR |
| 7 | Kovan Abdulraheem | Iraq | 26.44 | 27.70 | 29.28 | 28.28 | x | 27.84 | 29.28 | SB |
| 8 | Zhiwei Xia | China | x | x | 29.15 | 28.06 | x | 29.13 | 29.15 | SB |
| 09 | Rachid Rachad Rachid | Morocco | 27.02 | 21.52 | x | | | | 27.02 | |
| 10 | Wildan Nukhailawi | Iraq | x | 26.97 | x | | | | 26.97 | |
| 11 | Noureldeen Aladeely | Jordan | 21.05 | 21.78 | 21.63 | | | | 21.78 | SB |
| 12 | Mohamed El Garaa | Morocco | x | 21.33 | 21.31 | | | | 21.33 | |
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. However, he tested positive for Probenecid 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 (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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| DSQ | Fanie Lombaard | South Africa | x | 40.29 | 41.89 | x | 42.03 | x | 42.03 | SB |
| | Gino de Keersmaeker | Belgium | 38.79 | 40.03 | 39.20 | 41.70 | 40.63 | 38.34 | 41.70 | |
| | Aled Davies | Great Britain | 38.90 | 37.86 | 38.53 | 41.45 | x | 41.56 | 41.56 | |
| | Marinos Fylachtos | Greece | 39.89 | 41.23 | 40.18 | 39.71 | 40.34 | 40.60 | 41.23 | SB |
| 4 | Dechko Ovcharov | Bulgaria | x | 37.90 | 38.52 | 35.35 | x | 38.96 | 38.96 | SB |
| | Ali Ali | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | DNS | |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Daniel Greaves | Great Britain | 53.83 | x | x | 58.98 | 58.18 | x | 58.98 | WR |
| | Jeremy Campbell | United States | 51.68 | x | 53.37 | 53.40 | 50.21 | x | 53.40 | |
| | Farzad Sepahvand | Iran | 47.11 | 50.98 | x | 52.59 | 53.12 | x | 53.12 | SB |
| 4 | Jackie Christiansen | Denmark | x | 47.50 | x | x | x | 51.25 | 51.25 | SB |
| 5 | Adrian Matusik | Slovakia | x | 37.10 | 45.96 | 46.09 | 42.93 | 47.40 | 47.40 | |
| 6 | Alexander Filatov | Russia | 42.92 | 40.31 | x | x | 44.93 | 43.40 | 44.93 | SB |
| 7 | Josip Slivar | Croatia | x | 35.72 | 43.06 | x | 38.86 | x | 43.06 | SB |
| 8 | Miltiadis Kyriakidis | Greece | 39.52 | x | x | x | 39.58 | 37.42 | 39.58 | |
| 9 | Mingjie Gao | China | 38.32 | 39.13 | 38.42 | | | | 39.13 | |
| 10 | Tony Falelavaki | France | 36.40 | 35.69 | 36.03 | | | | 36.40 | |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Tomasz Rebisz | Poland | 46.40 | x | x | 44.21 | 47.44 | 47.04 | 47.44 | CR |
| | Chunliang Guo | China | 43.09 | 45.09 | x | x | 44.64 | 44.80 | 45.09 | SB |
| | João Santos | Brazil | 43.86 | 41.62 | 45.08 | x | 43.44 | 45.05 | 45.08 | AR |
| 4 | Zhanbiao Hou | China | 42.32 | x | 42.07 | x | 44.21 | 45.01 | 45.01 | |
| 5 | Enlong Wei | China | 44.58 | 43.94 | x | x | 44.48 | x | 44.58 | |
| 6 | Maamar Meskine | Algeria | x | x | x | 42.91 | 41.63 | 42.62 | 42.91 | AR |
| 7 | Nikita Prokhorov | Russia | 39.13 | 40.44 | x | 38.46 | 40.70 | x | 40.70 | |
| 8 | Soselito Sekeme | France | 34.81 | 40.05 | 36.37 | 37.32 | 39.17 | 37.04 | 40.05 | SB |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Aigars Apinis | Latvia | 20.88 | 17.64 | 20.08 | - | - | - | 20.88 | 998 | WR |
| | Joze Flere | Slovenia | x | 10.06 | 10.23 | 8.97 | x | x | 10.23 | 791 | CR |
| | Yassen Mohammad | Jordan | 15.31 | 18.18 | 17.77 | 17.66 | 18.18 | 17.58 | 18.18 | 739 | AR |
| 4 | Pantelis Kalogeros | Greece | 9.34 | 9.61 | 9.86 | 9.48 | x | 8.73 | 9.86 | 727 | |
| 5 | Carlos Leon | United States | 18.97 | 16.54 | 22.13 | 20.88 | 22.03 | 22.59 | 22.59 | 703 | SB |
| 6 | Garrett Culliton | Ireland | 17.33 | 17.49 | 17.05 | 15.54 | 16.11 | x | 17.49 | 675 | |
| 7 | Scott Severn | United States | 21.32 | 22.03 | 21.87 | 17.04 | 20.86 | 21.65 | 22.03 | 663 | |
| 8 | Miroslav Matic | Croatia | 8.42 | 8.43 | 7.95 | x | x | 8.87 | 8.87 | 564 | |
| 9 | Lakhdar Sahli | Algeria | 11.39 | 12.90 | 13.43 | | | | 13.43 | 342 | AR |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Leonardo Diaz | Cuba | 42.22 | 39.44 | 38.20 | 41.42 | 43.10 | 42.78 | 43.10 | 1030 | WR |
| | Drazenko Mitrovic | Serbia | 30.37 | 31.35 | 26.66 | 31.26 | 30.56 | 31.10 | 31.35 | 1027 | WR |
| | Mustafa Yuseinov | Bulgaria | x | 35.20 | 39.42 | 30.86 | 36.57 | 38.37 | 39.42 | 1002 | WR |
| 4 | Ali Mohammad Yari | Iran | 35.34 | 31.32 | 37.28 | 39.71 | 39.85 | 41.10 | 41.10 | 1000 | AR |
| 5 | Alexey Kuznetsov | Russia | 26.53 | 27.99 | 25.05 | 28.18 | 26.60 | 26.99 | 28.18 | 954 | |
| 6 | Martin Němec | Czech Republic | 31.58 | 34.47 | 32.77 | 35.22 | 35.01 | 36.01 | 36.01 | 936 | |
| 7 | Gang Li | China | 30.47 | 32.39 | 33.51 | 31.62 | 30.86 | 32.84 | 33.51 | 876 | |
| 8 | Josef Stiak | Czech Republic | 33.15 | x | 30.67 | x | 33.00 | 33.99 | 33.99 | 848 | |
| 9 | Ilias Nalmpantis | Greece | 28.46 | 30.87 | 30.92 | | | | 30.92 | 801 | |
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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Points | Notes |
| | Alexey Ashapatov | Russia | 56.89 | 49.75 | 52.36 | x | 52.44 | 57.64 | 57.64 | 1000 | WR |
| | Metawa Abo Elkhir | Egypt | 49.01 | 47.67 | 54.96 | 51.06 | 54.80 | 54.76 | 54.96 | 957 | SB |
| | Ali Ghardooni | Germany | 39.97 | 43.93 | 41.92 | x | 43.15 | 44.29 | 44.29 | 912 | |
| 4 | Rostislav Pohlmann | Czech Republic | 34.71 | 41.85 | 40.01 | 39.23 | 41.63 | 44.16 | 44.16 | 909 | |
| 5 | Issa Saif Hamdan Al Jahwari | United Arab Emirates | x | 43.21 | 42.89 | 39.58 | x | x | 43.21 | 887 | |
| 6 | Mahmoud Ramadan El Attar | Egypt | 49.85 | x | 44.67 | 47.32 | x | x | 49.85 | 861 | SB |
| 7 | Dennis Ogbe | United States | x | 43.11 | 46.04 | 43.31 | 46.82 | 42.61 | 46.82 | 794 | |
| 8 | Pasilione Tafilagi | France | x | 44.46 | 36.32 | x | x | 41.32 | 44.46 | 738 | |
| 9 | Nasser Saed Alsahoti | Qatar | 34.40 | 40.50 | 39.51 | | | | 40.50 | 634 | |
Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best