Farthest shot put (F54/F55/F56, male)

The farthest shot put by a male F54 athlete is 11.40 metres, achieved by Hamed Amiri (Iran) at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 16 September 2016. The farthest shot put by a male F55 athlete is 12.33 metres, achieved by Ruzhdi Ruzhdi (Bulgaria) at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 16 September 2016. The farthest shot put by a male F55 athlete is by Olokhan Musayev (Azerbaijan) who registered 13.49 metres at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, on 15 September 2008.

F54 - Athletes have full power and movements in their arms, but no power in their abdominal muscles and typically no sitting balance.

F55 - Athletes have full function of the arms and partial to full trunk muscle power. There is no movement in the lower limbs.

F56 - Athletes have full arm and trunk muscle power. Pelvic stability is provided by some to full ability to press the knees together. Hip abductor and hip extensor muscles are typically absent.