Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F40
| Women's Discus F40 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 13 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 28.04 | ||||||||||||
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The women's discus F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:30 on 13 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 Menggen Jimisu, representing 
China.
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
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 | Menggenjimisu | China | 26.93 | 26.07 | 27.97 | 27.74 | 28.04 | x | 28.04 | WR |
 | Raoua Tlili |  Tunisia | 27.33 | 17.46 | 25.43 | 26.34 | 27.61 | x | 27.61 | SB |
 | Najat El Garaa |  Morocco | 24.90 | x | 26.86 | x | 25.68 | 25.47 | 26.86 | |
| 4 | Laila El Garaa | Morocco | 22.32 | 23.44 | x | 22.49 | x | x | 23.44 | |
| 5 | Sophie Hancock |  Great Britain | 20.12 | 20.31 | 21.53 | 21.37 | 20.82 | 20.76 | 21.53 | SB |
| 6 | Jill Kennedy |  United States | 20.41 | 18.98 | x | 20.71 | 20.89 | 20.72 | 20.89 | |
| 7 | Petra Hommen |  Germany | x | 20.29 | 19.54 | 19.68 | 20.18 | 17.54 | 20.29 | |
| 8 | Patricia Marquis |  France | x | 17.84 | x | 16.39 | 17.25 | x | 17.84 | SB |
| 9 | Hasnaa Moubal | Morocco | 16.30 | 17.19 | 14.42 | - | - | - | 17.19 |
WR = World Record. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
- "Women's Discus - F40 Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
