Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53

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Men's 800 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates4 to 5 September
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time1:41.13
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Richard Colman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Brent Lakatos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Joshua George Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September. [1]

Contents

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World & Paralympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Huzhao  (CHN)1:36.3015 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 12:54. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Richard Colman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:41.86Q
2 Yoo Byunghoon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:42.20Q, SB
3 Brent Lakatos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:42.22Q, PB
4 Joshua George Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:42.32q
5 Jun Hiromichi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:42.42q
6 Zhao Yufei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:42.75PB
7 Zach Abbott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.95PB

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Li Huzhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:46.08Q
2 Brian Siemann Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:46.38Q
3 Pierre Fairbank Flag of France.svg  France 1:46.47Q
4 Jesus Aguilar Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1:46.84
5 Roger Puigbo Verdaguer Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:47.90
6 Hitoshi Matsunaga Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:48.38
7 Jaime Ramirez Valencia Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:50.37

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:43.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Richard Colman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:41.13
Silver medal icon.svg Brent Lakatos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:41.24PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Joshua George Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:41.50
4 Li Huzhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:41.83
5 Yoo Byunghoon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:42.44
6 Jun Hiromichi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:42.99
7 Pierre Fairbank Flag of France.svg  France 1:43.02
8 Brian Siemann Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:43.09

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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References

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