Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres

The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from September 2 to September 4, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested over this distance.

Schedule

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R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[1] Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4
Event M E M E M E
T34 800m R F
T53 800m R F
T54 800m R F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34
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Walid Ktila
  Tunisia
1:45.50 Mohamed Hammadi
  United Arab Emirates
1:45.59 Wang Yang
  China
1:45.68
T53
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Pongsakorn Paeyo
  Thailand
1:36.07 GR Brent Lakatos
  Canada
1:36.32 Pierre Fairbank
  France
1:39.67
T54
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Marcel Hug
  Switzerland
1:33.68 Dai Yunqiang
  China
1:34.11 Saichon Konjen
  Thailand
1:34.19

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:55:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Walid Ktila   Tunisia 1:45.50
  3 Mohamed Hammadi   United Arab Emirates 1:45.59
  2 Wang Yang   China 1:45.68 SB
4 6 Henry Manni   Finland 1:47.34
5 8 Austin Smeenk   Canada 1:47.58
6 1 Rheed McCracken   Australia 1:47.68 SB
7 5 Isaac Towers   Great Britain 1:48.08
8 7 Ben Rowlings   Great Britain 1:48.63

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September, at 20:03:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Pongsakorn Paeyo   Thailand 1:36.07 GR
  6 Brent Lakatos   Canada 1:36.32
  4 Pierre Fairbank   France 1:39.67
4 2 Yang Shaoqiao   China 1:40.08 SB
5 7 Pichet Krungget   Thailand 1:40.09
6 1 Vitalii Gritsenko   RPC 1:40.51 SB
7 5 Masaberee Arsae   Thailand 1:42.09
8 8 Brian Siemann   United States 1:47.18

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.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September, at 20:32:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:33.68
  2 Dai Yunqiang   China 1:34.11 SB
  7 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 1:34.19
4 6 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 1:34.48
5 8 Zhang Yong   China 1:34.55
6 4 Prawat Wahoram   Thailand 1:34.58
7 3 Putharet Khongrak   Thailand 1:35.86
8 1 Julien Casoli   France 1:39.62

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "T34 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "T53 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.