Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T13
| Men's 800 metres T13 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7 to 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.01 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Classification | ||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||
| F40: Les Autres | ||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||
| Men T/F11–13 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 200 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 400 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 800 m | T12 | T13 | ||||
| 1500 m | T11 | T13 | ||||
| 5000 m | T11 | T12 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | |||||
| Road | ||||||
| Marathon | T12 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F11 | F13 | ||||
| Triple jump | F11 | F12 | ||||
| Shot put | F11–12 | |||||
| Discus throw | F11 | |||||
| Javelin throw | F12–13 | |||||
| Women T/F11–13 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 200 m | T11 | T12 | ||||
| 400 m | T12 | T13 | ||||
| 1500 m | T12 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F13 | ||||
| Shot put | F11–12 | |||||
| Discus throw | F11–12 | |||||
| Javelin throw | F12–13 | |||||
The Men's 800 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.[1]
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.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Lazaro Rashid Aquilar (CUB)
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1:52.50 | 19 August 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Paralympic record |  Abdelillah Mame (MAR)
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1:54.78 | 15 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic record |  David Korir (KEN) |
1:54.56 | 7 September 2012 | |
| Paralympic record |  Abdellatif Baka (ALG) |
1:53.01 | 8 September 2012 | |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Competed 7 September 2012 from 13:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdelillah Mame |  Morocco |
1:58.00 | Q |
| 2 | Zine Eddine Sekhri |  Algeria |
1:58.14 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Tim Prendergast |  New Zealand |
1:58.21 | Q |
| 4 | Dmitrii Kornilov |  Russia |
1:59.08 | SB |
| 5 | Miguel Bartelemy Sablon |  Cuba |
2:02.11 | SB |
| 6 | Said Gomez |  Panama |
2:10.57 | SB |
| 7 | Sam Harding |  Australia |
DNS |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Korir |  Kenya |
1:54.56 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria |
1:54.79 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Łukasz Wietecki |  Poland |
1:55.32 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Arcos Lira |  Mexico |
1:55.82 | q, PB |
| 5 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia |
1:55.86 | q, PB |
| 6 | Tarik Zalzouli | Morocco |
1:56.39 | PB |
| 7 | Abdelali El Kadioui El Idrissi | Morocco |
1:58.16 | SB |
Final
[edit]Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abdellatif Baka | Algeria |
1:53.01 | PR |
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David Korir | Kenya |
1:53.16 | PB |
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Abdelillah Mame | Morocco |
1:53.40 | PB |
| 4 | Łukasz Wietecki | Poland |
1:55.44 | |
| 5 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand |
1:55.85 | PB |
| 6 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia |
1:57.33 | |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Arcos Lira | Mexico |
1:58.11 | |
| Zine Eddine Sekhri | Algeria |
DQ |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.