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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T12

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Men's marathon T12
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Start of the race at Georges Valbon park.
VenueLes Invalides, Paris, France
Dates8 September 2024
Competitors12 from 8 nations
Winning time2:22:05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wajdi Boukhili  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Suarez Laso  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) El Amin Chentouf  Morocco
2020
2028
Marathon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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The men's marathon T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 8 September 2024.

Classification

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The event is open to T11 and T12 classified athletes.T11 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR score of 2.60 and above. T12 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR range from 1.50-2.60, and/or a maximum visual acuity range of 10 degrees. Athletes may choose to run with a guide.[1][2]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[3] T11 Records

World Record  Shinya Wada (JPN) 2:23:27 Japan Ōita 4 February 2024
Paralympic Record  Shinya Wada (JPN) 2:33:05 Japan Tokyo 5 September 2021

T12 Records

World Record  Jaryd Clifford (AUS) 2:19:08 Australia Sydney 25 April 2021
Paralympic Record  El Amin Chentouf (MAR) 2:21:43 Japan Tokyo 5 September 2021

Results

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Final

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The event took place on 8 September 2024:

Rank Class Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) T12 Wajdi Boukhili  Tunisia 2:22:05 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) T12 Alberto Suarez Laso  Spain 2:24:02 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) T12 El Amin Chentouf  Morocco 2:24:02 SB
4 T12 Denis Gavrilov  Neutral Paralympic Athletes 2:25:22
5 T12 Hatem Nasrallah  Tunisia 2:27:58 SB
6 T12 Sixto Roman Moreta Criollo  Ecuador 2:27:59 SB
7 T12 Tadashi Horikoshi  Japan 2:28:03
8 T12 Gustavo Nieves  Spain 2:29:26 SB
9 T11 Shinya Wada  Japan 2:29:59 PR, YC R49.8(h)
10 T12 Yutaka Kumagai  Japan 2:32:26
11 T12 Martin Clobert  Belgium 2:38:34 SB
T11 Rosbil Guillen  Peru DQ DQ R49.6(b)
Source:[4]

Notes: Yellow Card - Shinya Wada - R49.8(h) - Collecting refreshment/water from non-official station or person or takes refreshment of another athlete and/or guide runner.

DQ - Rosbil Guillen - R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner

References

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  1. ^ "World Para Athletics Classification" (PDF). 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync". 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's marathon – T12 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.