Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
High jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Club throw | men | women |
The T/F 11 categorisation of athletics events, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from September 8. A total of 19 events are contested in the classifications for which T/F11 athletes are eligible. This includes a number of T/F12 events in which T/F11 athletes are entitled to compete.
The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.
For men, there are seven track and three field events at T/F11, while for women there are six track and three field events. In both cases, one of the track events is the T11-13 4 x 100 metres relay.
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Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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3 | 2347 | David Brown | United States | 0.123 | 10.99 | ||
1 | 1146 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 0.176 | 11.08 | ||
5 | 1911 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 0.199 | 11.11 | ||
4 | 7 | 1241 | Dongdong Di | China | 0.188 | 11.32 |
Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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3 | 1911 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 0.183 | 22.44 | ||
5 | 1146 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 0.203 | 22.52 | ||
7 | 1167 | Daniel Silva | Brazil | 0.167 | 23.04 | ||
4 | 1 | 1242 | Zetan Fan | China | 0.164 | 23.24 |
18:49 17 September 2016: [3]
Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
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3 | 1419 | Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall | Spain | 0.146 | 50.22 | ||
5 | 1146 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 0.175 | 50.38 | ||
1 | 1911 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 0.202 | 50.63 | ||
4 | 7 | 1167 | Daniel Silva | Brazil | 0.167 | 50.93 |
The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September. [4]
The event was undertaken as a single final for all competitors, using guides. It was the first medal awarded at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and was won by Kenya's Samwel Mushai Kimani, holding off the host's world champion Odair Santos, who took silver ahead of Kenyan Wilson Bii. [5]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit | Kenya | 15:16.11 | PB | |
Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Santos | Brazil | 15:17.55 | ||
Wilson Bii Guide: Benard Korir | Kenya | 15:22.96 | PB | |
4 | Hasan Huseyin Kacar Guide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir | Turkey | 15:49.52 | PB |
5 | Zhang Zhen Guide: Zhang Mingyang | China | 15:53.47 | |
6 | Shinya Wada Guide: Takashi Nakata | Japan | 16:02.97 | |
7 | Darwin Castro Guide: Sebastian Rosero | Ecuador | 16:25.38 | |
8 | Nuno Alves Guide: Ricardo Abreu | Portugal | 17:03.64 | |
9 | Erick Kipto Sang Guide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer | Kenya | DQ | |
- | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Jonathan Balados | Chile | DNS | - |
DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.
Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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3 | Brazil | Diogo Ualisson Jeronimo da Silva (T12) Gustavo Henrique Araujo (T13) Daniel Silva (T11) guide : Heitor de Oliveira Sales Felipe Gomes (T11) guide : Jonas de Lima Silva | 42.37 PRRR | [6] | |
5 | China | Di Dongdong (T11) guide : Wang Lin Sun Qichao (T12) Chen Mingyu (T12) Liu Wei (T13) | 43.05 RR | [6] | |
1 | Uzbekistan | Miran Sakhatov (T11) guide : Jaloliddin Khamrokulov Mansur Abdirashidov (T12) Doniyor Saliev (T12) Fakhriddin Khamraev (T12) | 43.47 SB | [6] | |
4 | 7 | Namibia | Johannes Nambala (T13) Moses Tobias (T11) guide : Andre Oberholster Martin Amutenya Aloisius (T12) Ananias Shikongo (T11) guide : Even Tjiviju | 43.66 | [6] |
The T12 men's marathon was open to both T12 and T11 competitors. [7]
Rank | Name | Nationality | classification | Time | Notes |
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El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | T12 | 2:32:17 | SB | |
Alberto Suarez Laso | Spain | T12 | 2:33:11 | SB | |
Masahiro Okamura | Japan | T12 | 2:33.59 | ||
4 | Tadashi Horikoshi | Japan | T12 | 2:36.50 | SB |
5 | Shinya Wada | Japan | T11 | 2:39.52 | |
6 | Gabriel Macchi | Portugal | T12 | 2:43.49 | SB |
7 | Jorge Pina | Portugal | T12 | 2:55.47 | |
8 | Sandi Novak | Slovenia | T11 | 3:02.36 | |
- | Gustavo Nieves | Spain | T12 | Did not finish | |
- | Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno | Colombia | T12 | Did not finish | |
- | Gad Yarkoni | Israel | T11 | Disqualified |
The Men's long Jump F11 is for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. Athletes approach the jump blindfolded, guided by a coach or guide. The event was contested on the first morning of the Games on September 8, and Ricardo Costa De Oliveira won gold, the first gold for the host nation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics [8]
Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
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Ricardo Costa de Oliveira (BRA) | x | 6.41 | x | 6.32 | 6.43 | 6.52 | 6.52 | ||
Lex Gillette (USA) | 5.01 | 5.39 | 5.95 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 5.93 | 6.44 | ||
Ruslan Katyshev (UKR) | 6.15 | 6.18 | 6.20 | x | x | 5.90 | 6.20 | ||
4 | Yang Chuan-Hui (TPE) | 5.81 | 6.10 | 5.78 | 5.99 | 5.06 | 6.12 | 6.12 | |
5 | Elchin Muradov (AZE) | 5.70 | 5.88 | 5.89 | 5.95 | 6.09 | 5.81 | 6.09 | |
6 | Xavier Porras (ESP) | x | 5.88 | 5.69 | 6.05 | 5.97 | x | 6.05 | |
7 | Chen Xingyu (CHN) | 5.74 | 5.66 | x | 5.58 | 5.48 | 5.40 | 5.74 | |
8 | Mehmet Tunc (TUR) | x | x | 5.66 | 5.58 | 5.48 | 5.40 | 5.66 | |
9 | Firas Bentria (ALG) | 5.59 | 5.57 | 5.58 | - | - | - | 5.59 | |
10 | Martin Parejo Maza (ESP) | x | 5.39 | 5.29 | - | - | - | 5.39 | |
11 | Hiep Nguyen Ngoc (VIE) | x | 4.08 | 4.07 | - | - | - | 4.08 |
The men's shot put F12 competition was also open to F11 athletes, but no factoring took place. Oney Tapia of Italy was the only F11 athlete to enter, finishing 9th.
Rank | Athlete | Distance | Notes |
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Kim Lopez Gonzalez (ESP) | 16.44 | F12 | |
Saman Pakbaz (IRI) | 15.98 | F12 | |
Roman Danyliuk (UKR) | 15.94 | F12 | |
4 | Mavlonbek Haydarov (UZB) | 15.61 | F12 |
5 | Caio Vinicius da Silva Pereira (BRA) | 15.23 | F12 |
6 | Miljenko Vucic (CRO) | 15.07 | F12 |
7 | Russell Short (AUS) | 15.01 | F12 |
8 | Hector Cabrera Llacer (ESP) | 13.75 | F12 |
9 | Oney Tapia (ITA) | 12.72 (3) | F11 |
10 | Alessandro Rodrigo Silva (BRA) | 12.43 (3) |
The Women's 100 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 September. [9] It features 16 athletes from 11 countries, and expansion form 2012 that has led to the addition of a semi-final round.
The event is for athletes with the highest level of visual disability, and runners run in blindfolds, and are assisted by sighted guides. As such, races contain 4 rather than 8 athletes. Guides of medal winners are also awarded medals.
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Libby Clegg Guide: Chris Clarke | Great Britain | 11.96 | ||
Zhou Guohua Guide: Jia Dengpu | China | 11.98 | ||
Liu Cuiqing Guide: Xu Donglin | China | 12.07 | ||
4 | Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Rafael Lazarini | Brazil | DQ | |
T46 and F46 are disability sport classification for disability athletics. People in this class have a single below or above the elbow amputation. The amputee sports equivalent class is ISOD the A6 and A8 classes. People in this class can have injuries as a result of over use of their remaining upper limb. The classification process to be included in this class has four parts: a medical exam, observation during training, observation during competition and then being classified into this class.
Kenya competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012, where they were represented by thirteen athletes who won six medals at these games, two gold, two silver and two bronze. All the country's Paralympians competed in athletics. Kenya had originally qualified a larger team, and in more sports like powerlifting and rowing.
Namibia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
India competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1968.
Mozambique sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the country's second time competing at a Summer Paralympic Games after making its debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Mozambique was represented by one athlete, Edmilisa Governo, a short-distance sprinter. She competed in two events, the women's 100 metres T12 competition and the women's 400 metres T12. Governo reached the semi-finals of the women's 100 metres T12 and took Mozambique's first Paralympic Games medal in the women's 400 metres T12 by placing third in the final of the competition.
The Republic of the Congo competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country made its debut appearance in the Paralympics at Rio, though they had participated in eleven Summer Olympics prior to the opening of the 2016 Paralympics. They sent a single competitor, track and field athlete Bardy Bouesso. Bouesso was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.
Guatemala sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7–18 September 2016. This was the nation's seventh time competing in the Summer Paralympic Games since it made its debut forty years prior in Toronto, Canada. Middle-distance runner Óscar Raxón Siquiej was the only athlete that Guatemala sent to Rio de Janeiro after he was awarded a wild card spot by the International Paralympic Committee. He was third and last in his heat in the men's 1500 metres T11 and failed to advance to the final since only the top six were allowed in that stage of the competition.
Suriname sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, held from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was its fourth appearance at a Summer Paralympic Games since it debuted at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Suriname was represented by one athlete, sprinter and long jumper Biondi Misasi, who was making his third appearance in the Paralympics. He took part in two athletics event and his best performance at these Paralympics was seventh overall in the men's 100 metres T12 event. Misasi did not progress to the final since only the top four in all heats advanced to that stage.
The Men's 100m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. A total of 16 events were contested over this distance, and entry was open in 19 classifications.
The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of six events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.
The Men's 400m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. A total of 15 events were contested over this distance for 19 different classifications.
The Men's 200m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. A total of 15 events were contested over this distance for 19 different classifications.
The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. One event was contested over this distance for 19 different classifications.
The Women's 200m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 17, 2016. A total of 6 events were contested over this distance for 8 different classifications.
The Women's 400m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 September to 17 September 2016. A total of 12 events were contested over this distance for 15 different classifications.
The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of four events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.
The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.