Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T46

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Men's 800 metres T46
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates6 to 8 September
Competitors19 from 15 nations
Winning time1:51.82
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gunther Matzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Silver medal icon.svg Samir Nouioua Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bronze medal icon.svg Abraham Tarbei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The Men's 800 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 8 September. [1]

Contents

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Records

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

World & Paralympic recordFlag of Poland.svg  Marcin Awizen  (POL)1:52.3615 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of Austria.svg  Gunther Matzinger  (AUT)1:51.828 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 10:58. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Gunther Matzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:55.33Q, SB
2 Samir Nouioua Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1:55.38Q
3 Abraham Tarbei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:55.39Q, SB
4 Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:55.51q, PB
5 Abdelhadi El Harti Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1:56.62q, PB
6 Tesfalem Gebru Kebede Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:57.22SB
7 Matthew Silcocks Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:58.51
8 Cahit Kilicaslan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:59.14PB
9 Chris Hammer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:04.68

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Mohamed Fouzai Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:58.08Q, SB
2 Hermas Muvunyi Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1:58.18Q, SB
3 Stanley Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:59.23Q, SB
4 Kiross Tekle Redae Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:59.95SB
5 Alexey Kotlov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:00.21
6 Remy Nikobimeze Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2:00.25PB
7 Marcin Awizen Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:01.32SB
8 Davide Dalla Palma Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:02.24
9 Samuel Colmenares Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2:05.40SB
10 Michael Roeger Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:02.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Gunther Matzinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:51.82WR
Silver medal icon.svg Samir Nouioua Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1:52.33RR
Bronze medal icon.svg Abraham Tarbei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:53.03SB
4 Mohamed Fouzai Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:54.94PB
5 Abdelhadi El Harti Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1:56.19PB
6 Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:56.57
7 Stanley Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:03.78
Hermas Muvunyi Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.