Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.[1]
| Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
| Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 1133 (759 men, 374 women) from 141 nations |
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Classification
Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.
The athletics classifications are:
- 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
- 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
- 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
- 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
- 42–46: Amputees
- 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability
The class numbers were given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.
Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 did not use a guide runner. Guide runners were awarded medals alongside their athletes.
Participating nations
1133 athletes from 141 nations competed.
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Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 33 | 29 | 24 | 86 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 19 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 |  Brazil (BRA) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 |  Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 |  Iran (IRI) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 |  South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 14 |  Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 15 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 16 |  Ireland (IRL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 |  Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 |  Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 |  Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 28 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 |  Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 |  Angola (ANG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 40 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 43 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 44 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 47 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 54 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (61 nations) | 170 | 170 | 170 | 510 | |
Medalists
Events
For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
- Track Events
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• T11 • T12 • T13
• T11 • T12 • T13
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• T11 • T13
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• T53-54
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• T11 • T12 • T13
• T11 • T12
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• T54 |
• T35-38
• T54 |
- Field Events
• F11 • F32-34 • F35-36
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• F12-13 • F33-34
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• F11 • F13 • F20
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• F11-12
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References
- "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.