Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T34

Men's 800 metres T34 at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France, Paris, France
Dates	6 September 2024 (round one) 7 September 2024 (final)
Competitors	11 from 10 nations
Winning time	1:39.27
Medalists
Austin Smeenk   Canada Chaiwat Rattana   Thailand Rheed McCracken   Australia
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The Men's 800 metres T34 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place 6 and 7 September at the Stade de France in Paris. 11 athletes entered the heats on 6 September.

Classification

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

T33
World Record	Ahmad Al-Mutairi  (KUW)	1:52.52	Doha	25 October 2015
Paralympic Record	Jeremy Rempel  (CAN)	2:45.98	Barcelona	10 September 1992

Area	Time		Athlete	Location	Date
Africa
America
Asia
Europe
Oceania

T34
World Record	Austin Smeenk  (CAN)	1:35.39	Paris	14 June 2024
Paralympic Record	Mohamed Hammadi  (UAE)	1:40.24	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016

Area	Time		Athlete	Location	Date
Africa
America
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Results

Round 1

Round one of this event took place on the morning of 6 September 2024 at the Stade de France. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Wang Yang	China	1:38.57	Q, PR
2	Chaiwat Rattana	Thailand	1:38.61	Q
3	Ali Radi Arshid	Qatar	1:40.36	Q
4	Rheed McCracken	Australia	1:41.51	q
5	Isaac Towers	Great Britain	1:42.62	q
6	Mohamad Othman	United Arab Emirates	1:44.88
Source: [1]

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Walid Ktila	Tunisia	01:44.60	Q
2	Austin Smeenk	Canada	01:44.91	Q
3	Roberto Michel	Mauritius	01:46.17	Q
4	Gong Wenhao	China	01:46.19
5	Henry Manni	Finland	01:46.27
Source: [2]

Final

The final in this classification will take place on 7 September 2024, at 10:12

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Austin Smeenk	Canada	1:39.27
	Chaiwat Rattana	Thailand	1:39.48
	Rheed McCracken	Australia	1:40.13
4	Wang Yang	China	1:40.14
5	Walid Ktila	Tunisia	1:41.07
6	Isaac Towers	Great Britain	1:41.68
7	Ali Radi Arshid	Qatar	1:41.84
8	Roberto Michel	Mauritius	1:42.17	SB
Source: [3]

References

1. "Men's 800m – T34 – Round 1 – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. "Men's 800m – T34 – Round 1 – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
3. "Men's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.