Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F20
Appearance
Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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![]() Paralympic Athletics | |
Venue | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
Competitors | 1100 (740 men, 360 women) |
Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.[1] A restricted number of events were held in the stadium for athletes with intellectual impairment.
Classification
[edit]Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.
The athletics classifications are:
- 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
- 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
- 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
- 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
- 42–46: Amputees
- 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability
The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.
Medal summary
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1500 m | T20 |
Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani![]() |
Daniel Pek![]() |
Rafal Korc![]() |
Long jump | F20 |
Jose Antonio Exposito Pineiro![]() |
Zoran Talic![]() |
Lenine Cunha![]() |
Shot put | F20 |
Todd Hodgetts![]() |
Jeffrey Ige![]() |
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli![]() |
Women's events
[edit]Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1500 m | T20 |
Barbara Niewiedzial (Guide) ![]() |
Arleta Meloch (Guide) ![]() |
Ilona Biacsi (Guide) ![]() |
Long jump | F20 |
Karolina Kucharczyk![]() |
Krestina Zhukova![]() |
Mikela Ristoski![]() |
Shot put | F20 |
Ewa Durska![]() |
Anastasiia Mysnyk![]() |
Svitlana Kudelya![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.