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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54

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Men's 800 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates14–15 September 2016
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Saichon Konjen  Thailand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gyu-dae Kim  South Korea
2012
2020

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.

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 14–15 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

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Heat 1

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19:15 14 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 2 1523 David Weir  Great Britain 1:37.30 Q
2 8 1240 Yanfeng Cui  China 1:37.84 Q
3 6 1471 Julien Casoli  France 1:37.94
4 4 1777 Suk Man Hong  South Korea 1:37.97
5 7 2236 Prawat Wahoram  Thailand 1:38.25
6 5 2372 Daniel Romanchuk  United States 1:39.29
7 3 2298 Rashed Aldhaheri  United Arab Emirates 1:39.62
1 1056 Jake Lappin  Australia DSQ

Heat 2

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19:15 14 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 3 2179 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:35.96 Q
2 1 1930 Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands 1:36.18 Q
3 2 1779 Gyu-dae Kim  South Korea 1:36.29 q
4 7 1254 Yang Liu  China 1:36.51 q
5 5 1536 Alhassane Balde  Germany 1:37.30
6 4 2234 Rawat Tana  Thailand 1:37.34
7 8 2282 Fethi Zouinkhi  Tunisia 1:37.96
8 6 1203 Josh Cassidy  Canada 1:39.86

Heat 3

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19:15 14 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 7 2229 Saichon Konjen  Thailand 1:38.43 Q
2 5 2275 Yassine Gharbi  Tunisia 1:38.52 Q
3 6 1251 Chengming Liu  China 1:38.54
4 4 1731 Masayuki Higuchi  Japan 1:38.77
5 2 1502 Richard Chiassaro  Great Britain 1:39.33
6 8 1207 Alexandre Dupont  Canada 1:40.37
7 3 2373 James Senbeta  United States 1:42.47

Final

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12:02 15 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2179 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:33.76
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 2229 Saichon Konjen  Thailand 1:34.74
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 1779 Gyu-dae Kim  South Korea 1:34.98
4 2 1240 Yanfeng Cui  China 1:35.03
5 8 1254 Yang Liu  China 1:35.18
6 6 1523 David Weir  Great Britain 1:35.20
7 3 1930 Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands 1:36.01
7 2275 Yassine Gharbi  Tunisia DSQ

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's 800m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.