Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T12

The Men's 800 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 3 to 5 September.[1]

Men's 800 metres T12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates3 to 5 September
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time1:56.42
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Egor Sharov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Devine  Great Britain
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

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.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World & Paralympic record   Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN) 1:52.13 10 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 3 September 2012 from 12:16. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 David Devine   Great Britain 1:55.97 Q, SB
2 Mehmet Nesim Öner   Turkey 1:57.40 PB
3 Ignacio Avila   Spain 1:58.00
4 Carlos J Barto Silva
Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao
  Brazil 2:06.69

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Egor Sharov   Russia 1:59.18 Q
2 Hatem Nasrallah   Tunisia 2:03.83
3 Lassam Katongo   Zambia 2:04.22 SB
4 El Amin Chentouf   Morocco 2:13.81
5 Luis Hernández
Guide: Maxim Espinal
  Honduras 2:33.20

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Abderrahim Zhiou   Tunisia 1:55.99 Q, SB
2 Lazaro Rashid Aguilar   Cuba 1:56.64 q, PB
3 Semih Deniz   Turkey 1:57.03
4 Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Heitor de Oliveira Sales
  Brazil DNS

Final

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Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Abderrahim Zhiou   Tunisia 1:56.42
  Egor Sharov   Russia 1:56.65
  David Devine   Great Britain 1:58.72
4 Lazaro Rashid Aguilar   Cuba 1:58.76

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.