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.South African Stripped of World Title Following Anti-Doping Rule Violation, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 7 April 2011Davies upgraded to world Paralympic silver, BBC, 7 April 2011

Medalists Medallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F11, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F12 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F32/33/34 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F35/36 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F37/38 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F40 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F42 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F44 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F46 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F51/52/53 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F54/55/56 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsMedallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F57/58 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships

ClassGoldSilverBronzeF11David CasinosVasyl LishchynskyiBil MarinkovicF12Oleksandr IasynovyiVladimir AndryushchenkoKim Lopez GonzalezF32/33/34Lahouari BahlazFrantisek SerbusJalal KhakzadiehF35/36Pawel PiotrowskiReginald BenadeVolodymyr ZhaivoronokF37/38Tomasz BlatkiewiczMykola ZhabnyakJavad HardaniF40Paschalis StathelakosJonathan de Souza SantosScott DanbergF42Gino de KeersmaekerAled DaviesMarinos FylachtosF44Daniel GreavesJeremy CampbellFarzad SepahvandF46Tomasz RebiszChunliang GuoJoao SantosF51/52/53Aigars ApinisJoze FlereYassen MohammadF54/55/56Leonardo DiazDraženko MitrovićMustafa YuseinovF57/58Alexey AshapatovMetawa Abo ElkhirAli Ghardooni

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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F11 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes David Casinos 39.33 37.29 40.89 40.89 Vasyl Lishchynskyi 36.64 5.58 36.42 30.03 37.79 36.44 37.79 Bil Marinkovic 34.20 34.53 36.70 33.92 34.83 36.70 Sergio Paz 33.32 34.43 32.27 34.43 Miroslaw Madzia 31.46 31.21 32.39 32.39 G. E Rodriguez 28.72 27.67 30.82 24.97 32.04 32.04 Hameed Hassain 29.21 25.83 29.15 27.56 29.60 29.60 Nelson Goncalves 27.16 27.76 27.46 28.53 28.30 29.43 29.43 Yudong Bae 25.47 27.64 27.64 10 Yuriy Piskov 24.39 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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F12 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Oleksandr Iasynovyi 47.15 48.11 48.61 44.74 48.04 48.61 SB Vladimir Andryushchenko 43.63 43.96 40.36 42.03 39.69 43.96 Kim Lopez Gonzalez 41.35 43.63 42.39 41.87 43.63 SB Russell Short 38.50 38.34 40.58 40.40 38.05 38.02 40.58 Rolandas Urbonas 32.39 34.45 16.89 39.22 39.22 Francois Badenhorst 32.95 33.72 32.63 34.72 31.30 34.72 Mahdi Al-Saadi 29.14 30.40 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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F32/33/34 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes Lahouari Bahlaz 16.53 17.56 20.30 18.77 18.62 17.36 20.30 1020 WR Frantisek Serbus 18.47 17.38 18.24 17.64 20.19 20.19 1014 AR Jalal Khakzadieh 34.60 37.72 37.65 37.06 39.44 39.44 994 Miloslav Bardiovsky 19.52 13.93 11.58 19.52 977 SB Kamel Kardjena 28.42 28.42 977 CR Siamak Saleh Farajzadeh 35.52 36.99 37.96 37.96 952 SB Kieran Tscherniawsky 26.50 27.20 26.99 27.52 27.52 942 Thierry Cibone 35.85 28.93 32.59 34.11 35.85 889 Hani Alnakhli 25.85 23.77 24.32 25.85 872 Ahmed Alhousani 23.83 23.83 782 SB Karim Bettina 16.04 16.04 760 Faouzi Rzig 27.91 29.57 30.63 30.63 715 Daniel West 29.85 25.17 29.85 688 Chris Martin 21.58 21.58 675 Roman Musil 27.35 23.53 26.51 27.35 598 Sam Craven 26.35 24.67 26.35 562 Mourad Idoudi 15.98 18.03 18.03 499 Mohamed Ali Krid 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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F35/36 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes Pawel Piotrowski 35.68 33.64 38.65 38.65 1004 CR Reginald Benade 38.37 32.72 38.37 997 AR Volodymyr Zhaivoronok 35.10 36.10 35.66 34.28 38.09 38.09 990 SB Duane Strydom 37.53 36.67 33.99 33.97 34.21 37.53 976 SB Sebastian Dietz 35.56 35.55 34.48 37.31 37.38 37.38 972 SB Wenbo Wang 25.56 34.20 7.04 36.50 32.89 29.24 36.50 949 SB Albin Vidović 33.35 25.92 31.87 28.85 33.35 856 Guo Wei 39.29 38.83 38.72 39.29 663 Edgards Bergs 30.36 28.77 33.83 33.83 509 Paulo Souza 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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F37/38 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes Tomasz Blatkiewicz 51.47 47.34 51.48 53.00 47.90 53.00 1003 WR Mykola Zhabnyak 47.67 42.95 52.48 52.48 999 SB Javad Hardani 46.53 45.72 43.86 45.75 46.53 985 CR Ronni Jensen 34.31 45.56 47.04 45.06 47.04 955 SB Khusniddin Norbekov 46.59 45.14 43.56 46.59 950 Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan 45.60 44.74 45.69 46.22 46.22 946 Xuelong Zhang 44.77 43.51 44.40 - - 44.77 929 SB Oleksandr Doroshenko 41.28 38.79 41.28 929 Gerrit Johannes Kruger 43.76 43.66 43.61 43.76 916 Timo Mustikkamaa 35.89 38.89 38.89 834 Juanre Jenkinson - 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.Paralympic WCPP athletes briefing, uka.org.uk, March 10, 2010

Results

Final Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F40 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Paschalis Stathelakos 38.62 38.90 38.94 40.92 35.90 40.92 WR Jonathan de Souza Santos 39.11 38.25 33.95 39.31 38.13 37.79 39.31 Scott Danberg 31.73 35.82 33.42 33.55 36.18 33.81 36.18 SB Alexandros Michail Konstantinidis 33.32 31.91 35.35 27.66 33.92 35.35 Hocine Gherzouli 27.64 30.39 29.12 30.61 30.61 AR Chengcheng Fan 29.32 30.34 29.54 29.75 29.05 29.24 30.34 AR Kovan Abdulraheem 26.44 27.70 29.28 28.28 27.84 29.28 SB Zhiwei Xia 29.15 28.06 29.13 29.15 SB Rachid Rachad Rachid 27.02 21.52 27.02 Wildan Nukhailawi 26.97 26.97 Noureldeen Aladeely 21.05 21.78 21.63 21.78 SB Mohamed El Garaa 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.South African Stripped of World Title Following Anti-Doping Rule Violation, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 7 April 2011Davies upgraded to world Paralympic silver, BBC, 7 April 2011

F42 = single above knee amputation or equivalent impairments.

Results

Final Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F42 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes DSQ Fanie Lombaard 40.29 41.89 42.03 42.03 SB Gino de Keersmaeker 38.79 40.03 39.20 41.70 40.63 38.34 41.70 Aled Davies 38.90 37.86 38.53 41.45 41.56 41.56 Marinos Fylachtos 39.89 41.23 40.18 39.71 40.34 40.60 41.23 SB Dechko Ovcharov 37.90 38.52 35.35 38.96 38.96 SB Ali Ali 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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F44 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Daniel Greaves 53.83 58.98 58.18 58.98 WR Jeremy Campbell 51.68 53.37 53.40 50.21 53.40 Farzad Sepahvand 47.11 50.98 52.59 53.12 53.12 SB Jackie Christiansen 47.50 51.25 51.25 SB Adrian Matusik 37.10 45.96 46.09 42.93 47.40 47.40 Alexander Filatov 42.92 40.31 44.93 43.40 44.93 SB Josip Slivar 35.72 43.06 38.86 43.06 SB Miltiadis Kyriakidis 39.52 39.58 37.42 39.58 Mingjie Gao 38.32 39.13 38.42 39.13 Tony Falelavaki 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 Final - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F46 , Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships