Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53
| Men's 800 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 4 to 5 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:41.13 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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/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 Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September.[1]
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
[edit]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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.