Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53
The Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September.[1]
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 4 to 5 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:41.13 | ||||||||||||
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| Classification | ||||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||
| F40: Les Autres | ||||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||
| Men T/F51–58 | ||||||||
| Track | ||||||||
| 100 m | T51 | T52 | T53 | T54 | ||||
| 200 m | T52 | T53 | ||||||
| 400 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 800 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 1500 m | T54 | |||||||
| 5000 m | T54 | |||||||
| 4×400 m relay | T53-54 | |||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| Marathon | T54 | |||||||
| Field | ||||||||
| Shot put | F52-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||||
| Discus throw | F51-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F52-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Women T/F51–58 | ||||||||
| Track | ||||||||
| 100 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 200 m | T52 | T53 | ||||||
| 400 m | T53 | T54 | ||||||
| 800 m | T53 | T54 | ||||||
| 1500 m | T54 | |||||||
| 5000 m | T54 | |||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| Marathon | T54 | |||||||
| Field | ||||||||
| Shot put | F54-6 | |||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||||
| Discus throw | F51-3 | |||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World & Paralympic record |  Li Huzhao (CHN) |
1:36.30 | 15 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Results
Round 1
Competed 4 September 2012 from 12:54. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Colman |  Australia | 1:41.86 | Q |
| 2 | Yoo Byunghoon |  South Korea | 1:42.20 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Brent Lakatos |  Canada | 1:42.22 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Joshua George |  United States | 1:42.32 | q |
| 5 | Jun Hiromichi |  Japan | 1:42.42 | q |
| 6 | Zhao Yufei | China | 1:42.75 | PB |
| 7 | Zach Abbott | United States | 1:45.95 | PB |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Huzhao | China | 1:46.08 | Q |
| 2 | Brian Siemann | United States | 1:46.38 | Q |
| 3 | Pierre Fairbank |  France | 1:46.47 | Q |
| 4 | Jesus Aguilar |  Venezuela | 1:46.84 | |
| 5 | Roger Puigbo Verdaguer |  Spain | 1:47.90 | |
| 6 | Hitoshi Matsunaga | Japan | 1:48.38 | |
| 7 | Jaime Ramirez Valencia |  Mexico | 1:50.37 |
Final
Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:43.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Richard Colman | Australia | 1:41.13 | |
 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 1:41.24 | PB |
 | Joshua George | United States | 1:41.50 | |
| 4 | Li Huzhao | China | 1:41.83 | |
| 5 | Yoo Byunghoon | South Korea | 1:42.44 | |
| 6 | Jun Hiromichi | Japan | 1:42.99 | |
| 7 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 1:43.02 | |
| 8 | Brian Siemann | United States | 1:43.09 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
- "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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