Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54

Men's 800 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Men's 800 metres T54; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	5 to 6 September
Competitors	23 from 15 nations
Winning time	1:37.63
Medalists
	←2008 2016→

Last updated September 23, 2024

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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 T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record	Ernst van Dyk (RSA)	1:32.17	25 August 2001	Jona, Switzerland
Paralympic record	Choke Yasuoka (JPN)	1:32.45	25 September 2004	Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 10:17. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Zhang Lixin	China	1:37.54	Q, PB
2	Julien Casoli	France	1:37.76	Q
3	Kim Gyu Dae	South Korea	1:37.90	q
4	Josh Cassidy	Canada	1:38.24	q, SB
5	Fernando Sanchez Nava	Mexico	1:38.82
6	Masayuki Higuchi	Japan	1:38.85
7	Jake Lappin	Australia	1:41.23

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	David Weir	Great Britain	1:37.09	Q
2	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:38.27	Q
3	Kurt Fearnley	Australia	1:38.62
4	Mohammad Vahdani	United Arab Emirates	1:40.38
5	Pedro Gandarilla Fernandez	Mexico	1:40.84
6	Nobukazu Hanaoka	Japan	1:40.94
7	Ryan Chalmers	United States	1:45.86
8	Demba Jarju	The Gambia	2:27.88	SB

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Saichon Konjen	Thailand	1:37.96	Q
2	Jordan Bird	United States	1:38.20	Q
3	Choke Yasuoka	Japan	1:38.42	SB
4	Juan Valladares	Venezuela	1:38.83
5	Ahmed Aouadi	Tunisia	1:38.84
6	Alexandre Dupont	Canada	1:39.73
7	Hong Sukman	South Korea	1:39.88	SB
8	Martin Velasco Soria	Mexico	1:43.88

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:16.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	David Weir	Great Britain	1:37.63
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:37.84
	Saichon Konjen	Thailand	1:38.51
4	Kim Gyu Dae	South Korea	1:39.03
5	Josh Cassidy	Canada	1:39.72
6	Jordan Bird	United States	1:40.17
	Julien Casoli	France	DNF
	Zhang Lixin	China	DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

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References

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

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

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