 | ||
| Track events | ||
|---|---|---|
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | Universal relay | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The men's 800 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held in Paris.
The event took place on 17 July. [1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Walid Ktila |  Tunisia | 1:39.23 | |
 | 5 | Mohamed Hammadi |  United Arab Emirates | 1:39.93 | |
 | 1 | Gong Wenhao |  China | 1:40.13 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Austin Smeenk |  Canada | 1:40.19 | |
| 5 | 8 | Wang Yang | China | 1:40.44 | |
| 6 | 6 | Chaiwat Rattana |  Thailand | 1:40.63 | |
| 7 | 2 | Rheed McCracken |  Australia | 1:44.34 | |
| 8 | 7 | Roberto Michel |  Mauritius | 1:44.87 |
The event took place on 15 July. [2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 1:34.31 | CR |
| 3 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 1:34.39 | |
| 2 | Brian Siemann |  United States | 1:36.65 | SB |
| 4 | 4 | Masaberee Arsae | Thailand | 1:37.96 | |
| 5 | 8 | Pierre Fairbank |  France | 1:37.96 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Sopa Intasen | Thailand | 1:38.15 | |
| 7 | 7 | Yoo Byung-hoon |  South Korea | 1:39.09 | SB |
| 8 | 1 | Nicolas Brignone | France | 1:41.57 |
The event took place on 17 July. [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Marcel Hug |  Switzerland | 1:29.00 | CR |
| 4 | Faisal Alrajehi |  Kuwait | 1:29.61 | |
| 3 | Daniel Sidbury |  Great Britain | 1:29.72 (.711) | |
| 4 | 1 | Hu Yang | China | 1:29.72 (.713) | PB |
| 5 | 5 | Nathan Maguire | Great Britain | 1:30.12 | |
| 6 | 2 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 1:31.58 | |
| 7 | 7 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 1:31.76 | |
| 8 | 8 | Athiwat Paeng-nuea | Thailand | 1:32.02 |
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