Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres

The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 8 events were contested over this distance for 8 different classifications.[1]

Schedule

RRound 1 ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Fri 31Sat 1Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4Wed 5Thr 6Fri 7Sat 8
T12 800mRF
T13 800mRF
T36 800mRF
T37 800mRF
T46 800mRF
T52 800mRF
T53 800mRF
T54 800mR½F

Results

T12

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Abderrahim Zhiou Tunisia1:56.42
Egor Sharov Russia1:56.65
David Devine Great Britain1:58.72
4Lazaro Rashid Cuba1:58.76

T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Abdellatif Baka Algeria1:53.01PR
David Korir Kenya1:53.16PB
Abdelillah Mame Morocco1:53.40PB
4Lukasz Wietecki Poland1:55.44
5Tim Prendergast New Zealand1:55.85PB
6Alexey Akhtyamov Russia1:57.33
7Juan Carlos Arcos Lira Mexico1:58.11
Zine Eddine Sekhri AlgeriaDQ

T36

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 6 September 2012 at 19:24.

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:24.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Evgenii Shvetcov Russia2:05.32PR
Artem Arefyev Russia2:06.13PB
Paul Blake Great Britain2:08.24
4Pavel Kharagezov Russia2:12.47PB
5Jose Manuel Gonzalez Spain2:15.99
6Jose Pampano Spain2:21.48
7Gabriel De Jesus Cuadra Holman Nicaragua2:23.93RR
8Fabio Gutierrez Torres Colombia2:30.20

T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 1 September 2012 at 20:58.

Final

Competed 1 September 2012 at 20:58.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Michael McKillop Ireland1:57.22WR
Mohamed Charmi Tunisia2:01.45RR
Brad Scott Australia2:02.04RR
4Madjid Djemai Algeria2:04.93
5Oleksandr Driha Ukraine2:06.17PB
6Charl du Toit South Africa2:06.67
7Faycel Othmani Tunisia2:09.35PB
8Khaled Hanani Algeria2:14.31
9Djamel Mastouri France2:23.66

T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:02.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gunther Matzinger Austria1:51.82WR
Samir Nouioua Algeria1:52.33RR
Abraham Tarbei Kenya1:53.03SB
4Mohamed Fouzai Tunisia1:54.94PB
5Abdelhadi El Harti Morocco1:56.19PB
6Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum Kenya1:56.57
7Stanley Cheruiyot Kenya2:03.78
Hermas Muvunyi RwandaDQ

T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 7 September 2012 at 20:39.

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:39.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Raymond Martin United States2:00.34
Tomoya Ito Japan2:00.62SB
Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez Mexico2:01.18PB
4Toshihiro Takada Japan2:02.64SB
5Thomas Geierspichler Austria2:05.35SB
6Cristian Torres Colombia2:09.45PB
7Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan2:11.05SB
8Josh Roberts United States2:18.57

T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:43.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Richard Colman Australia1:41.13
Brent Lakatos Canada1:41.24PB
Joshua George United States1:41.50
4Li Huzhao China1:41.83
5Yoo Byunghoon South Korea1:42.44
6Jun Hiromichi Japan1:42.99
7Pierre Fairbank France1:43.02
8Brian Siemann United States1:43.09

T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:16.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
David Weir Great Britain1:37.63
Marcel Hug Switzerland1:37.84
Saichon Konjen Thailand1:38.51
4Kim Gyu Dae South Korea1:39.03
5Josh Cassidy Canada1:39.72
6Jordan Bird United States1:40.17
Julien Casoli FranceDNF
Zhang Lixin ChinaDQ

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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