Men's 800 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3 to 5 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:56.42 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||||
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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/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]
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.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World & Paralympic record | Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN) | 1:52.13 | 10 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Competed 3 September 2012 from 12:16. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | David Devine | Great Britain | 1:55.97 | Q, SB |
2 | Mehmet Nesim Öner | Turkey | 1:57.40 | PB |
3 | Ignacio Avila | Spain | 1:58.00 | |
4 | Carlos J Barto Silva Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao | Brazil | 2:06.69 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Egor Sharov | Russia | 1:59.18 | Q |
2 | Hatem Nasrallah | Tunisia | 2:03.83 | |
3 | Lassam Katongo | Zambia | 2:04.22 | SB |
4 | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | 2:13.81 | |
5 | Luis Hernández Guide: Maxim Espinal | Honduras | 2:33.20 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | 1:55.99 | Q, SB |
2 | Lazaro Rashid Aguilar | Cuba | 1:56.64 | q, PB |
3 | Semih Deniz | Turkey | 1:57.03 | |
4 | Thierb Siqueira Guide: Heitor de Oliveira Sales | Brazil | DNS |
Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | 1:56.42 | ||
Egor Sharov | Russia | 1:56.65 | ||
David Devine | Great Britain | 1:58.72 | ||
4 | Lazaro Rashid Aguilar | Cuba | 1:58.76 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.
The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 8 events were contested over this distance for 8 different classifications.
The Men's 100 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.
The Men's 200 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 September.
The Men's 200 metres T11 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 and 4 September.
The Men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 6 September.
The Men's 100 metres T12 event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 and 4 September.
The Women's 100 metres T38 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 September.
The Women's 100 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.
The Women's 100 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 and 6 September.
The Women's 100 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September.
The Women's 100 metres T11 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 and 5 September.
The Women's 200 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September. The event consisted of 3 heats and a final.
The Men's 200 metres T38 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 September.
The Men's 400 metres T38 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 3 September.
The Men's 800 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.
The Men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 3 September.
The Men's 5000 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.
The Women's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September. The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.
The Women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September. The event consisted of 4 heats, 2 semifinals and a final.
The Women's 1500 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September. The event consisted of a single race.