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

Athletics at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
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
1st, gold medalist(s) 5 2300 Alhammadi, MohamedMohamed Alhammadi United Arab Emirates 1:40.24
2nd, silver medalist(s) 7 2277 Ktila, WalidWalid Ktila Tunisia 1:40.31
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st, gold medalist(s) 7 1066 Turner, JamesJames Turner Australia 2:02.39
2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 1498 Blake, PaulPaul Blake Great Britain 2:09.65
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st, gold medalist(s) 4 2232 Paeyo, PongsakornPongsakorn Paeyo Thailand 1:40.78
2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 1472 Fairbank, PierrePierre Fairbank France 1:40.97
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st, gold medalist(s) 4 2179 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug Switzerland 1:33.76
2nd, silver medalist(s) 1 2229 Konjen, SaichonSaichon Konjen Thailand 1:34.74
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T34". paralympic.org. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T36". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T53". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T54". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. "Men's 800m - T34 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. "Men's 800m - T36 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. "Men's 800m - T53 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. "Men's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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