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

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Men's 800 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates5 to 6 September
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Winning time1:37.63
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
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 T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 September. [1]

Contents

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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

World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Ernst van Dyk  (RSA)1:32.1725 August 2001 Jona, Switzerland
Paralympic recordFlag of Japan.svg  Choke Yasuoka  (JPN)1:32.4525 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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Zhang Lixin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:37.54Q, PB
2 Julien Casoli Flag of France.svg  France 1:37.76Q
3 Kim Gyu Dae Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:37.90q
4 Josh Cassidy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:38.24q, SB
5 Fernando Sanchez Nava Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:38.82
6 Masayuki Higuchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:38.85
7 Jake Lappin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:41.23

Heat 2

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

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:37.96Q
2 Jordan Bird Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:38.20Q
3 Choke Yasuoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:38.42SB
4 Juan Valladares Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1:38.83
5 Ahmed Aouadi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:38.84
6 Alexandre Dupont Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:39.73
7 Hong Sukman Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:39.88SB
8 Martin Velasco Soria Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:43.88

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:16.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:37.63
Silver medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:37.84
Bronze medal icon.svg Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:38.51
4 Kim Gyu Dae Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:39.03
5 Josh Cassidy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:39.72
6 Jordan Bird Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:40.17
Julien Casoli Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Zhang Lixin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  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

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