Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athletics
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates8–17 September
Competitors1028 from 111 nations
2004
2012

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.

Classification[edit]

Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

  • 11–13: Blind athletes
  • 32–38: 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 are given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.

Events[edit]

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

Track events - Men[edit]

Track events - Women[edit]

Field events - Men[edit]

Field events - Women[edit]

Participating countries[edit]

There were 1028 athletes (696 male, 332 female) from 111 countries taking part in the athletics competitions.

Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their athletes (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)38281884
2 Australia (AUS)109726
3 South Africa (RSA)102416
4 Canada (CAN)101819
5 United States (USA)914528
6 Tunisia (TUN)99321
7 Ukraine (UKR)97824
8 Germany (GER)59721
9 Kenya (KEN)5319
10 Brazil (BRA)44715
11 Cuba (CUB)43411
12 Morocco (MAR)4138
13 Russia (RUS)37616
14 France (FRA)35614
15 Mexico (MEX)3137
16 Croatia (CRO)3104
17 Ireland (IRL)3003
18 Great Britain (GBR)27817
19 Japan (JPN)27312
20 Thailand (THA)25411
21 Poland (POL)24612
22 Algeria (ALG)23712
23 Iran (IRI)2316
24 Finland (FIN)2114
25 Austria (AUT)2103
 Nigeria (NGR)2103
27 Greece (GRE)12710
28 Switzerland (SUI)1258
29 Belarus (BLR)1203
 Latvia (LAT)1203
 Netherlands (NED)1203
32 Spain (ESP)1157
33 Azerbaijan (AZE)1146
34 Denmark (DEN)1102
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)1102
36 Czech Republic (CZE)1089
37 South Korea (KOR)1034
38 Hong Kong (HKG)1012
39 Angola (ANG)0303
40 Cyprus (CYP)0202
41 Argentina (ARG)0112
 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
 Egypt (EGY)0112
 Venezuela (VEN)0112
45 Colombia (COL)0101
 Jordan (JOR)0101
 Lithuania (LTU)0101
 New Zealand (NZL)0101
 Pakistan (PAK)0101
 Papua New Guinea (PNG)0101
 Portugal (POR)0101
 Serbia (SRB)0101
 Slovenia (SLO)0101
54 Italy (ITA)0011
 Jamaica (JAM)0011
 Namibia (NAM)0011
Totals (56 entries)162168160490

Men's events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
100 m 100 m T11
details
Lucas Prado
 Brazil
José Sayovo
 Angola
Tresor Makunda
 France
100 m T12
details
Josiah Jamison
 United States
Adekunle Adesoji
 Nigeria
Yang Yuqing
 China
100 m T13
details
Jason Smyth
 Ireland
Alexy Labzin
 Russia
Luis Felipe Gutiérrez
 Cuba
100 m T35
details
Yang Sen
 China
Fu Xinhan
 China
Teboho Mokgalagadi
 South Africa
100 m T36
details
Roman Pavlyk
 Ukraine
Ben Rushgrove
 Great Britain
So Wa Wai
 Hong Kong
100 m T37
details
Fanie van der Merwe
 South Africa
Ma Yuxi
 China
Sofiane Hamdi
 Algeria
100 m T38
details
Evan O'Hanlon
 Australia
Zhou Wenjun
 China
Mykyta Senyk
 Ukraine
100 m T42
details
Earle Connor
 Canada
Heinrich Popow
 Germany
John McFall
 Great Britain
100 m T44
details
Oscar Pistorius
 South Africa
Jerome Singleton
 United States
Brian Frasure
 United States
100 m T46
details
Heath Francis
 Australia
Francis Kompaon
 Papua New Guinea
Yohansson Nascimento
 Brazil
100 m T52
details
Dean Bergeron
 Canada
Beat Bosch
 Switzerland
Andre Beaudoin
 Canada
100 m T53
details
Josh George
 United States
Mickey Bushell
 Great Britain
Yu Shiran
 China
100 m T54
details
Leo-Pekka Tähti
 Finland
Saichon Konjen
 Thailand
Supachai Koysub
 Thailand
200 m 200 m T11
details
Lucas Prado
 Brazil
José Sayovo
 Angola
Arian Iznaga
 Cuba
200 m T12
details
Hilton Langenhoven
 South Africa
Li Yansong
 China
Yang Yuqing
 China
200 m T13
details
Jason Smyth
 Ireland
Alexy Labzin
 Russia
Vugar Mehdiyev
 Azerbaijan
200 m T36
details
So Wa Wai
 Hong Kong
Roman Pavlyk
 Ukraine
Che Mian
 China
200 m T37
details
Fanie van der Merwe
 South Africa
Sofiane Hamdi
 Algeria
Ma Yuxi
 China
200 m T38
details
Evan O'Hanlon
 Australia
Zhou Wenjun
 China
Mykyta Senyk
 Ukraine
200 m T44
details
Oscar Pistorius
 South Africa
Jim Bob Bizzell
 United States
Ian Jones
 Great Britain
200 m T46
details
Heath Francis
 Australia
Antonis Aresti
 Cyprus
Ettiam Calderon
 Cuba
200 m T52
details
Dean Bergeron
 Canada
Beat Bosch
 Switzerland
Peth Rungsri
 Thailand
200 m T53
details
Yu Shiran
 China
Richard Colman
 Australia
Hong Suk-Man
 South Korea
200 m T54
details
Zhang Lixin
 China
Saichon Konjen
 Thailand
Leo-Pekka Tähti
 Finland
400 m 400 m T11
details
Lucas Prado
 Brazil
José Sayovo
 Angola
Oleksandr Ivaniukhin
 Ukraine
400 m T12
details
Li Yansong
 China
Matthias Schroder
 Germany
Luís Gonçalves
 Portugal
400 m T13
details
Luis Manuel Galano
 Cuba
Freddy Durruthy
 Cuba
Ioannis Protos
 Greece
400 m T36
details
Roman Pavlyk
 Ukraine
Artem Arefyev
 Russia
Che Mian
 China
400 m T38
details
Farhat Chida
 Tunisia
Abbes Saidi
 Tunisia
Andriy Onufriyenko
 Ukraine
400 m T44
details
Oscar Pistorius
 South Africa
Jim Bob Bizzell
 United States
Ian Jones
 Great Britain
400 m T46
details
Heath Francis
 Australia
Antonis Aresti
 Cyprus
Samuel Colmenares
 Venezuela
400 m T52
details
Tomoya Ito
 Japan
Toshihiro Takada
 Japan
Dean Bergeron
 Canada
400 m T53
details
Hong Suk-Man
 South Korea
Li Huzhao
 China
Richard Colman
 Australia
400 m T54
details
Zhang Lixin
 China
David Weir
 Great Britain
Saichon Konjen
 Thailand
800 m 800 m T12
details
Abderrahim Zhiou
 Tunisia
Lazaro Raschid Aguilar
 Cuba
Odair Santos
 Brazil
800 m T13
details
Abdelillah Mame
 Morocco
Peter Gottwald Jr.
 United States
Zine Eddine Sekhri
 Algeria
800 m T36
details
Artem Arefyev
 Russia
He Chengen
 China
Pavel Kharagezov
 Russia
800 m T37
details
Michael McKillop
 Ireland
Brad Scott
 Australia
Djamel Mastouri
 France
800 m T46
details
Marcin Awizen
 Poland
Samir Nouioua
 Algeria
Abderrahman Ait Khamouch
 Spain
800 m T52
details
Tomoya Ito
 Japan
Toshihiro Takada
 Japan
Thomas Geierspichler
 Austria
800 m T53
details
Li Huzhao
 China
Josh George
 United States
Hong Suk-Man
 South Korea
800 m T54*
details
David Weir
 Great Britain
Kurt Fearnley
 Australia
Prawat Wahoram
 Thailand
1500 m 1500 m T11
details
Zhang Zhen
 China
Samwel Mushai Kimani
 Kenya
Jason Dunkerley
 Canada
1500 m T13
details
Henry Kiprono Kirwa
 Kenya
Lazaro Raschid Aguilar
 Cuba
Ignacio Avila
 Spain
1500 m T46
details
Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei
 Kenya
Abderrahman Ait Khamouch
 Spain
Samir Nouioua
 Algeria
1500 m T54
details
David Weir
 Great Britain
Prawat Wahoram
 Thailand
Kurt Fearnley
 Australia
5000 m 5000 m T11
details
Zhang Zhen
 China
Francis Thuo Karanja
 Kenya
Henry Wanyoike
 Kenya
5000 m T13
details
Henry Kiprono Kirwa
 Kenya
Youssef Benibrahim
 Morocco
Odair Santos
 Brazil
5000 m T46
details
Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei
 Kenya
Mohamed Fouzai
 Tunisia
Mario Santillan
 Mexico
5000 m T54
details
Prawat Wahoram
 Thailand
Kurt Fearnley
 Australia
David Weir
 Great Britain
10000 m 10000 m T12
details
Henry Kiprono Kirwa
 Kenya
Abderrahim Zhiou
 Tunisia
Odair Santos
 Brazil
Marathon Marathon T12
details
Qi Shun
 China
Elkin Serna
 Colombia
Ildar Pomykalov
 Russia
Marathon T46
details
Mario Santillan
 Mexico
Tito Sena
 Brazil
Walter Endrizzi
 Italy
Marathon T52
details
Thomas Geierspichler
 Austria
Hirokazu Ueyonabaru
 Japan
Toshihiro Takada
 Japan
Marathon T54
details
Kurt Fearnley
 Australia
Hiroki Sasahara
 Japan
Ernst van Dyk
 South Africa
4 × 100 m relay 4 × 100 m T11–T13
details
 China (CHN)
Liu Xiangkun
Li Qiang
Yang Yuqing
Li Yansong
 Venezuela (VEN)
Yoldani Silva
Ricardo Santana
Oduver Daza
Fernando Ferrer
 France (FRA)
Tresor Makunda
Pasquale Gallo
Stéphane Bozzolo
Ronan Pallier
4 × 100 m T35–T38
details
 Australia (AUS)
Evan O'Hanlon
Darren Thrupp
Christopher Mullins
Timothy Sullivan
 China (CHN)
Che Mian
Zhou Wenjun
Yang Chen
Ma Yuxi
 Tunisia (TUN)
Fares Hamdi
Abbes Saidi
Mohamed Charmi
Farhat Chida
4 × 100 m T42–T46
details
 United States (USA)
Jim Bob Bizzell
Brian Frasure
Casey Tibbs
Jerome Singleton
 Brazil (BRA)
André Luiz Oliveira
Yohansson Nascimento
Claudemir Santos
Alan Oliveira
 Australia (AUS)
Heath Francis
Stephen Wilson
Aaron Chatman
Paul Raison
4 × 100 m T53–T54
details
 China (CHN)
Zong Kai
Zhao Ji
Zhang Lixin
Li Huzhao
 Thailand (THA)
Supachai Koysub
Saichon Konjen
Prawat Wahoram
Pichet Krungget
 South Korea (KOR)
Hong Suk-Man
Jung Dong-Ho
Kim Gyu-Dae
Yoo Byung-Hoon
4 × 400 m relay 4 × 400 m T53–T54
details
 China (CHN)
Cui Yanfeng
Zhao Ji
Li Huzhao
Zhang Lixin
 Thailand (THA)
Supachai Koysub
Prawat Wahoram
Pichet Krungget
Saichon Konjen
 France (FRA)
Julien Casoli
Pierre Fairbank
Alain Fuss
Denis Lemeunier
High jump High jump F44/46
details
Jeff Skiba
 United States
Aaron Chatman
 Australia
Chen Hongjie
 China
Long jump Long jump F11
details
Li Duan
 China
Lex Gillette
 United States
Athanasios Barakas
 Greece
Long jump F12
details
Hilton Langenhoven
 South Africa
Osamah Alshanqiti
 Saudi Arabia
Oleg Panyutin
 Azerbaijan
Long jump F37–38
details
Farhat Chida
 Tunisia
Haider Ali
 Pakistan
Ma Yuxi
 China
Long jump F42/44
details
Wojtek Czyz
 Germany
Atsushi Yamamoto
 Japan
Casey Tibbs
 United States
Long jump F46
details
Arnaud Assoumani
 France
David Roos
 South Africa
Li Kangyong
 China
Triple jump Triple jump F11
details
Li Duan
 China
Zeynidin Bilalov
 Azerbaijan
Javier Porras
 Spain
Triple jump F12
details
Osamah Alshanqiti
 Saudi Arabia
Ivan Kytsenko
 Ukraine
Vladimir Zayets
 Azerbaijan
Club throw Club throw F32/51
details
Mourad Idoudi
 Tunisia
Stephen Miller
 Great Britain
Jan Vanek
 Czech Republic
Discus throw Discus throw F11–12
details
Vasyl Lishchynskyi
 Ukraine
Sebastian Baldassarri
 Argentina
Oleksandr Iasynovyi
 Ukraine
Discus throw F32/51
details
Mourad Idoudi
 Tunisia
Jože Flere
 Slovenia
Martin Zvolánek
 Czech Republic
Discus throw F33–34/52
details
Aigars Apinis
 Latvia
Chris Martin
 Great Britain
Roman Musil
 Czech Republic
Discus throw F35–36
details
Guo Wei
 China
Wang Wenbo
 China
Reginald Benade
 Namibia
Discus throw F37–38
details
Javad Hardani
 Iran
Mykola Zhabnyak
 Ukraine
Xia Dong
 China
Discus throw F42
details
Fanie Lombard
 South Africa
Mehrdad Karamzadeh
 Iran
Wang Lezheng
 China
Discus throw F44
details
Jeremy Campbell
 United States
Jackie Christiansen
 Denmark
Daniel Greaves
 Great Britain
Discus throw F53–54
details
Fan Liang
 China
Draženko Mitrović
 Serbia
Toshie Oi
 Japan
Discus throw F55–56
details
Leonardo Diaz
 Cuba
Ali Mohammadyari
 Iran
Tanto Campbell
 Jamaica
Discus throw F57–58
details
Alexey Ashapatov
 Russia
Zheng Weihai
 China
Rostislav Pohlmann
 Croatia
Javelin throw Javelin throw F11–12
details
Zhu Pengkai
 China
Branimir Budetić
 Croatia
Miroslaw Pych
 Poland
Javelin throw F33–34/52
details
Faouzi Rzig
 Tunisia
Mohamed Krid
 Tunisia
Jean-Pierre Talatini
 France
Javelin throw F35–36
details
Guo Wei
 China
Pawel Piotrowski
 Poland
Nicholas Newman
 South Africa
Javelin throw F37–38
details
Xia Dong
 China
Zhang Xuelong
 China
Javad Hardani
 Iran
Javelin throw F42/44
details
Gao Mingjie
 China
Evengy Gudkov
 Russia
Gao Changlong
 China
Javelin throw F53–54
details
Markku Niinimäki
 Finland
Abdolreza Jokar
 Iran
Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix
 Mexico
Javelin throw F55–56
details
Pieter Gruijters
 Netherlands
Zhang Yingbin
 China
Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed
 Egypt
Javelin throw F57–58
details
Mohammad Reza Mirzaei
 Iran
Mahmoud Ramadan Ellatar
 Egypt
Rostislav Pohlmann
 Czech Republic
Shot put Shot put F11–12
details
David Casinos
 Spain
Vladimir Andryushchenko
 Russia
Vasyl Lishchynskyi
 Ukraine
Shot put F32
details
Karim Betina
 Algeria
Mourad Idoudi
 Tunisia
Mounir Bakiri
 Algeria
Shot put F33–34/52
details
Kamel Kardjena
 Algeria
Aigars Apinis
 Latvia
Kyle Pettey
 Canada
Shot put F35–36
details
Guo Wei
 China
Edgars Bergs
 Latvia
Pawel Piotrowski
 Poland
Shot put F37–38
details
Xia Dong
 China
Tomasz Blatkiewicz
 Poland
Thomas Loosch
 Germany
Shot put F40
details
Paschalis Stathelakos
 Greece
Mathias Mester
 Germany
Hocine Gherzouli
 Algeria
Shot put F42
details
Darko Kralj
 Croatia
Maxim Narozhnyy
 Russia
Fanie Lombard
 South Africa
Shot put F44
details
Jackie Christiansen
 Denmark
Paul Raison
 Australia
Gerdan Fonseca
 Cuba
Shot put F53–54
details
Mauro Maximo
 Mexico
Markku Niinimäki
 Finland
Che Jon Fernandes
 Greece
Shot put F55–56
details
Olokhan Musayev
 Azerbaijan
Krzysztof Smorszczewski
 Poland
Martin Němec
 Czech Republic
Shot put F57–58
details
Alexey Ashapatov
 Russia
Jamil Elshebli
 Jordan
Anastasios Tsiou
 Greece
Pentathlon Pentathlon P12
details
Hilton Langenhoven
 South Africa
Thomas Ulbricht
 Germany
Mahmoud Khaldi
 Tunisia
Pentathlon P44
details
Jeremy Campbell
 United States
Jeff Skiba
 United States
Urs Kolly
 Switzerland
  • *David Weir was initially awarded the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a re-run of the race was ordered after a lane violation was discovered. However, following a letter from Kurt Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, asking that, in the spirit of sportsmanship, the result not be overturned the re-run was cancelled and the medals reinstated.[2]

Women's events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
100 m 100 m T11
details
Wu Chunmiao
 China
Terezinha Guilhermina
 Brazil
Ádria Santos
 Brazil
100 m T12
details
Oxana Boturchuk
 Ukraine
Libby Clegg
 Great Britain
Eva Ngui
 Spain
100 m T13
details
Sanaa Benhama
 Morocco
Ilse Hayes
 South Africa
Alexandra Dimoglou
 Greece
100 m T36
details
Wang Fang
 China
Claudia Nicoleitzik
 Germany
Hazel Simpson
 Great Britain
100 m T37
details
Lisa McIntosh
 Australia
Viktoriya Kravchenko
 Ukraine
Maria Seifert
 Germany
100 m T38
details
Inna Dyachenko
 Ukraine
Sonia Mansour
 Tunisia
Margarita Koptilova
 Russia
100 m T42
details
Perla Bustamante
 Mexico
Annette Roozen
 Netherlands
Christine Wolf
 Australia
100 m T44
details
April Holmes
 United States
Amélie Le Fur
 France
Wang Juan
 China
100 m T46
details
Yunidis Castillo
 Cuba
Elena Chistilina
 Russia
Alicja Fiodorow
 Poland
100 m T52
details
Michelle Stilwell
 Canada
Tomomi Yamaki
 Japan
Teruyo Tanaka
 Japan
100 m T53
details
Huang Lisha
 China
Jessica Galli
 United States
Ilana Duff
 Canada
100 m T54
details
Chantal Petitclerc
 Canada
Liu Wenjun
 China
Dong Hongjiao
 China
200 m 200 m T11
details
Terezinha Guilhermina
 Brazil
Wu Chunmiao
 China
Jerusa Santos
 Brazil
200 m T12
details
Assia El'Hannouni
 France
Oxana Boturchuk
 Ukraine
Eva Ngui
 Spain
200 m T13
details
Sanaa Benhama
 Morocco
Nantenin Keita
 France
Alexandra Dimoglou
 Greece
200 m T36
details
Wang Fang
 China
Claudia Nicoleitzik
 Germany
Hazel Simpson
 Great Britain
200 m T37
details
Lisa McIntosh
 Australia
Viktoriya Kravchenko
 Ukraine
Maria Seifert
 Germany
200 m T38
details
Inna Dyachenko
 Ukraine
Sonia Mansour
 Tunisia
Margarita Koptilova
 Russia
200 m T44
details
Katrin Green
 Germany
Kate Horan
 New Zealand
Stefanie Reid
 Canada
200 m T46
details
Yunidis Castillo
 Cuba
Alicja Fiodorow
 Poland
Julie Smith
 Australia
200 m T52
details
Michelle Stilwell
 Canada
Tomomi Yamaki
 Japan
Pia Schmid
 Switzerland
200 m T53
details
Huang Lisha
 China
Jessica Galli