Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.[1] 31 events were staged for amputee athletes.
| Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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.svg) Paralympic Athletics | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
| Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 1100 (740 men, 360 women) |
| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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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/F42–46 | ||||||||||
| Track | ||||||||||
| 100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
| 200 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
| 400 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
| 800 m | T46 | |||||||||
| 1500 m | T46 | |||||||||
| 4×100 m relay | T42-46 | |||||||||
| Road | ||||||||||
| Marathon | T46 | |||||||||
| Field | ||||||||||
| Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
| Triple jump | F46 | |||||||||
| High jump | F42 | F46 | ||||||||
| Shot put | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
| Discus throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
| Women T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
| Track | ||||||||||
| 100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
| 200 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
| 400 m | T46 | |||||||||
| Field | ||||||||||
| Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
| Shot put | F42-44 | |||||||||
| Javelin throw | F46 | |||||||||
Classification
editAthletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.
The athletics classifications are:
- 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
- 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
- 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
- 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
- 42–46: Amputees
- 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability
The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.
Medal summary
editMen's events
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Women's events
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.