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]

Men's 800 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates4 to 5 September
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time1:41.13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Richard Colman  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joshua George  United States
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/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

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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

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Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.