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

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R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thr 6 Fri 7 Sat 8
T12 800m R F
T13 800m R F
T36 800m R F
T37 800m R F
T46 800m R F
T52 800m R F
T53 800m R F
T54 800m R ½ F

Results

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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.

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   Cuba 1:58.76

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Abdellatif Baka   Algeria 1:53.01 PR
  David Korir   Kenya 1:53.16 PB
  Abdelillah Mame   Morocco 1:53.40 PB
4 Lukasz Wietecki   Poland 1:55.44
5 Tim Prendergast   New Zealand 1:55.85 PB
6 Alexey Akhtyamov   Russia 1:57.33
7 Juan Carlos Arcos Lira   Mexico 1:58.11
Zine Eddine Sekhri   Algeria DQ

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Evgenii Shvetcov   Russia 2:05.32 PR
  Artem Arefyev   Russia 2:06.13 PB
  Paul Blake   Great Britain 2:08.24
4 Pavel Kharagezov   Russia 2:12.47 PB
5 Jose Manuel Gonzalez   Spain 2:15.99
6 Jose Pampano   Spain 2:21.48
7 Gabriel De Jesus Cuadra Holman   Nicaragua 2:23.93 RR
8 Fabio Gutierrez Torres   Colombia 2:30.20

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Michael McKillop   Ireland 1:57.22 WR
  Mohamed Charmi   Tunisia 2:01.45 RR
  Brad Scott   Australia 2:02.04 RR
4 Madjid Djemai   Algeria 2:04.93
5 Oleksandr Driha   Ukraine 2:06.17 PB
6 Charl du Toit   South Africa 2:06.67
7 Faycel Othmani   Tunisia 2:09.35 PB
8 Khaled Hanani   Algeria 2:14.31
9 Djamel Mastouri   France 2:23.66

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Gunther Matzinger   Austria 1:51.82 WR
  Samir Nouioua   Algeria 1:52.33 RR
  Abraham Tarbei   Kenya 1:53.03 SB
4 Mohamed Fouzai   Tunisia 1:54.94 PB
5 Abdelhadi El Harti   Morocco 1:56.19 PB
6 Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum   Kenya 1:56.57
7 Stanley Cheruiyot   Kenya 2:03.78
Hermas Muvunyi   Rwanda DQ

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Raymond Martin   United States 2:00.34
  Tomoya Ito   Japan 2:00.62 SB
  Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez   Mexico 2:01.18 PB
4 Toshihiro Takada   Japan 2:02.64 SB
5 Thomas Geierspichler   Austria 2:05.35 SB
6 Cristian Torres   Colombia 2:09.45 PB
7 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru   Japan 2:11.05 SB
8 Josh Roberts   United States 2:18.57

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.

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

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  David Weir   Great Britain 1:37.63
  Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:37.84
  Saichon Konjen   Thailand 1:38.51
4 Kim Gyu Dae   South Korea 1:39.03
5 Josh Cassidy   Canada 1:39.72
6 Jordan Bird   United States 1:40.17
Julien Casoli   France DNF
Zhang Lixin   China DQ

References

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