Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54

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Men's 800 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates14–15 September 2016
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bronze medal icon.svg Gyu-dae Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

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.

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The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 14–15 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

Heat 1

19:15 14 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
121523 David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:37.30Q
281240 Yanfeng Cui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:37.84Q
361471 Julien Casoli Flag of France.svg  France 1:37.94
441777 Suk Man Hong Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:37.97
572236 Prawat Wahoram Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:38.25
652372 Daniel Romanchuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:39.29
732298 Rashed Aldhaheri Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1:39.62
11056 Jake Lappin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DSQ

Heat 2

19:15 14 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
132179 Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:35.96Q
211930 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:36.18Q
321779 Gyu-dae Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:36.29q
471254 Yang Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:36.51q
551536 Alhassane Balde Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:37.30
642234 Rawat Tana Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:37.34
782282 Fethi Zouinkhi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:37.96
861203 Josh Cassidy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:39.86

Heat 3

19:15 14 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
172229 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:38.43Q
252275 Yassine Gharbi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:38.52Q
361251 Chengming Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:38.54
441731 Masayuki Higuchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:38.77
521502 Richard Chiassaro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:39.33
681207 Alexandre Dupont Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:40.37
732373 James Senbeta Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:42.47

Final

12:02 15 September 2016: [2]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg42179 Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:33.76
Silver medal icon.svg12229 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:34.74
Bronze medal icon.svg51779 Gyu-dae Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1:34.98
421240 Yanfeng Cui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:35.03
581254 Yang Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:35.18
661523 David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:35.20
731930 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:36.01
72275 Yassine Gharbi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DSQ

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Men's 800m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. "Men's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

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