Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T12

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Men's 800 metres T12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates3 to 5 September
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time1:56.42
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Abderrahim Zhiou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Silver medal icon.svg Egor Sharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg David Devine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

The Men's 800 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 3 to 5 September. [1]

Contents

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World & Paralympic recordFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abderrahim Zhiou  (TUN)1:52.1310 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 12:16. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 David Devine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:55.97Q, SB
2 Mehmet Nesim Öner Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:57.40PB
3 Ignacio Avila Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:58.00
4 Carlos J Barto Silva
Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:06.69

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Egor Sharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:59.18Q
2 Hatem Nasrallah Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2:03.83
3 Lassam Katongo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2:04.22SB
4 El Amin Chentouf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:13.81
5 Luis Hernández
Guide: Maxim Espinal
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 2:33.20

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Abderrahim Zhiou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:55.99Q, SB
2 Lazaro Rashid Aguilar Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:56.64q, PB
3 Semih Deniz Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:57.03
4 Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Heitor de Oliveira Sales
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNS

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Abderrahim Zhiou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:56.42
Silver medal icon.svg Egor Sharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:56.65
Bronze medal icon.svg David Devine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:58.72
4 Lazaro Rashid Aguilar Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:58.76

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.