Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres
| Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Event | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| By Classification | ||||||
| Classification Key | ||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||
| F40-41: Les Autres | ||||||
| T/F42–47: Amputees | ||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||
| T11-13 | ||||||
| T11/F11 | men | women | ||||
| T12/F12 | men | women | ||||
| T13/F13 | men | women | ||||
| T20 | ||||||
| T20/F20 | men | women | ||||
| T32-38 | ||||||
| T32/F32 | men | women | ||||
| T33/F33 | men | women | ||||
| T34/F34 | men | women | ||||
| T35/F35 | men | women | ||||
| T36/F36 | men | women | ||||
| T37/F37 | men | women | ||||
| T38/F38 | men | women | ||||
| T40-41 | ||||||
| T40/F40 | men | women | ||||
| T41/F41 | men | women | ||||
| T42-47 | ||||||
| T42/F42 | men | women | ||||
| T43/F43 | men | women | ||||
| T44/F44 | men | women | ||||
| T45/F45 | men | women | ||||
| T46/F46 | men | women | ||||
| T47/F47 | men | women | ||||
| T51-57 | ||||||
| T51/F51 | men | women | ||||
| T52/F52 | men | women | ||||
| T53/F53 | men | women | ||||
| T54/F54 | men | women | ||||
| T55/F55 | men | women | ||||
| T56/F56 | men | women | ||||
| T57/F57 | men | women | ||||
The Men's 800m 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 four events were contested over this distance for five different classifications.
Schedule
| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T34 800m | R | F | ||||||||
| T36 800m | F | |||||||||
| T53 800m | R | F | ||||||||
| T54 800m | R | F |
Medal summary
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T34[1] |
Mohamed Alhammadi United Arab Emirates | 1:40.24 | Walid Ktila Tunisia | 1:40.31 | Rheed McCracken Australia | 1:41.25 |
| T36[2] |
James Turner Australia | 2:02.39 WR | Paul Blake Great Britain | 2:09.65 | William Stedman New Zealand | 2:11.98 PB |
| T53[3] |
Pongsakorn Paeyo Thailand | 1:40.78 | Pierre Fairbank France | 1:40.97 | Brent Lakatos Canada | 1:41.09 |
| T54[4] |
Marcel Hug Switzerland | 1:33.76 SB | Saichon Konjen Thailand | 1:34.74 SB | Gyu Dae Kim South Korea | 1:34.98 PB |
Results
The following were the results of the finals of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.
T34
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.
17:50 14 September 2016: [5]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 2300 | Alhammadi, MohamedMohamed Alhammadi | United Arab Emirates | 1:40.24 | ||
 | 7 | 2277 | Ktila, WalidWalid Ktila | Tunisia | 1:40.31 | ||
 | 1 | 1057 | McCracken, RheedRheed McCracken | Australia | 1:41.25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1456 | Manni, HenryHenry Manni |  Finland | 1:41.92 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1521 | Towers, IsaacIsaac Towers | Great Britain | 1:43.45 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2368 | Pruitt, AustinAustin Pruitt |  United States | 1:45.55 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2181 | Mitic, BojanBojan Mitic | Switzerland | 1:50.74 | ||
| 8 | 1212 | Smeenk, AustinAustin Smeenk | Canada | DSQ |
T36
The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices. 19:23 17 September 2016: [6]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 7 | 1066 | Turner, JamesJames Turner | Australia | 2:02.39 | ||
| | 5 | 1498 | Blake, PaulPaul Blake | Great Britain | 2:09.65 | ||
| | 3 | 1963 | Stedman, WilliamWilliam Stedman | New Zealand | 2:11.98 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1013 | Bouzourine, Sid AliSid Ali Bouzourine |  Algeria | 2:15.03 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1919 | Cuadra Holmann, Gabriel de JesusGabriel de Jesus Cuadra Holmann |  Nicaragua | 2:16.21 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 2020 | Ciuksza, KrzysztofKrzysztof Ciuksza |  Poland | 2:16.90 |
T53
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
19:01 15 September 2016: [7]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 4 | 2232 | Paeyo, PongsakornPongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 1:40.78 | ||
| | 5 | 1472 | Fairbank, PierrePierre Fairbank | France | 1:40.97 | ||
| | 8 | 1208 | Lakatos, BrentBrent Lakatos | Canada | 1:41.09 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2375 | Siemann, BrianBrian Siemann | United States | 1:41.11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2352 | George, JoshuaJoshua George | United States | 1:41.23 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 1249 | Li, HuzhaoHuzhao Li |  China | 1:41.91 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 1778 | Jung, Dong HoDong Ho Jung | South Korea | 1:42.89 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1794 | Aladwani, HamadHamad Aladwani |  Kuwait | 1:50.62 |
T54
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.
12:02 15 September 2016: [8]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 4 | 2179 | Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:33.76 | ||
| | 1 | 2229 | Konjen, SaichonSaichon Konjen | Thailand | 1:34.74 | ||
| | 5 | 1779 | Kim, Gyu DaeGyu Dae Kim | South Korea | 1:34.98 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1240 | Cui, YanfengYanfeng Cui | China | 1:35.03 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1254 | Liu, YangYang Liu | China | 1:35.18 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 1523 | Weir, DavidDavid Weir | Great Britain | 1:35.20 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1930 | van Weeghel, KennyKenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands | 1:36.01 | ||
| 7 | 2275 | Gharbi, YassineYassine Gharbi | Tunisia | DSQ |
References
- ↑ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T34". paralympic.org. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T36". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T53". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T54". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 800m - T34 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 800m - T36 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 800m - T53 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.