Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54

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Men's 800 metres T54
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France
Dates5 September 2024
Competitors13
Winning time1:28.20 PR , AR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jin Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Dai Yunqiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
2020
2028
800 metres
Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54

The Men's 800 metres T54 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on the morning and evening of 5 September at the Stade de France in Paris.

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Records

World RecordFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marcel Hug  (SUI)1:27.76 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arbon 21 May 2023
Paralympic RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Daniel Romanchuk  (USA)1:31.83 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 2 September 2021
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Classification

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. [1]

Results

Round 1

The heats of the Men's 800 metres T54 took place on the morning of 5 September 2024. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:35.93 Q
2 Nathan Maguire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:35.93 Q
3 Yang Hu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:36.00 Q
4 Yassine Gharbi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:36.30
5 Faisal Alrajehi Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1:36.92
6 Putharet Khongrak Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:41.11
7 Luke Bailey Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:51.34
Source: [2]

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jin Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:31.50 Q, PR , PB
2 Daniel Romanchuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:31.78 Q
3 Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:33.18 Q
4 Yunqiang Dai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:33.73 q
5 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:33.81 q
6 Samuel Rizzo Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:45.33
Daniel Sidbury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNS
Source: [3]

Final

The final in this classification took place on the Evening of 5 September 2024.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jin Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:28.20 PR , AR
Silver medal icon.svg Dai Yunqiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:29.94 PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:30.98
4 Nathan Maguire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:31.09
5 Daniel Romanchuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:31.24
6 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:31.27
7 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:31.60
8 Yang Hu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:31.89 SB
Source: [4]

References

  1. World Para Athletics Classification Rules and Regulations Feb 2023
  2. "Men's 800m – T54 – Round 1 – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. "Men's 800m – T54 – Round 1 – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. "Men's 800m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.