Farthest discus throw (F54/F55/F56, male)

Cuba's Leonardo Diaz (F56, 44.63 metres) and Serbia's Drazenko Mitrovic (F54, 32.97 metres) won gold and silver respectively at the Paralympic Games in London, UK, on 5 September 2012, setting new world record distances in the men's F54/F55/F56 discus competition. The F55 record-holder is Mustafa Yuseinov (Bulgaria), who achieved 39.42 metres in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 28 January 2011. All three men are wheelchair users who throw the discus from a seated position. The Paralympic record for the F55 class is 37.48 metres and was set by Martin Nemec (Czech Republic) in Beijing, China, on 8 September 2008.