Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54
| Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 
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| F51 | ||||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Club throw | men | |||
| T52/F52 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| T53/F53 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| T54/F54 | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1,500 m | men | women | ||
| 5,000 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| F55/F56 | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| F57/F58 | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Relay event | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
The men's 800m T54 had its first round held on September 11 at 11:34, its semifinals on September 12 at 21:00 and its final on September 13 at 21:03.
Medalists[]
| Gold | David Weir Great Britain
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| Silver | Kurt Fearnley Australia
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| Bronze | Prawat Wahoram Thailand
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Results[]
| Place | Athlete | Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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| 1 |  David Weir (GBR)[1] |
1:36.24 Q | 1:34.27 Q | 1:36.61 | |||||
| 2 |  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) |
1:38.79 Q | 1:39.39 Q | 1:36.76 | |||||
| 3 |  Prawat Wahoram (THA) |
1:38.84 Q | 1:34.59 Q | 1:37.12 | |||||
| 4 |  (CHN) |
1:37.40 Q | 1:34.93 Q | 1:37.41 | |||||
| 5 |  Marcel Hug (SUI) |
1:40.16 Q | 1:35.24 q | 1:37.51 | |||||
| 6 |  Julien Casoli (FRA) |
1:40.13 Q | 1:35.11 q | 1:37.56 | |||||
| 7 |  Saul Mendoza (MEX) |
1:37.40 Q | 1:40.36 Q | 1:38.61 | |||||
| 8 | (THA) |
1:40.22 q | 1:40.37 Q | 1:38.73 | |||||
| 9 |  (CAN) |
1:36.66 Q | 1:35.43 | ||||||
| 10 |  (JPN) |
DNF q | 1:35.83 | ||||||
| 11 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) |
1:40.45 Q | 1:36.43 | ||||||
| 12 |  (USA) |
1:39.72 q | 1:37.30 | ||||||
| 13 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) |
1:36.51 Q | 1:40.39 | ||||||
| 14 |  Alejandro Maldonado (ARG) |
1:40.22 q | 1:40.62 | ||||||
| 15 | (USA) |
1:38.73 q | 1:41.00 | ||||||
| 16 | Ampai Sualuang (THA) |
1:37.54 q | 1:41.20 | ||||||
| 17 | Hiroki Sasahara (JPN) |
1:37.42 Q | 1:41.28 | ||||||
| 18 | Josh Cassidy (CAN) |
1:40.54 | |||||||
| 19 | (SUI) |
1:41.00 | |||||||
| 20 |  Alhassane Balde (GER) |
1:41.22 | |||||||
| 21 | (MEX) |
1:41.43 | |||||||
| 22 | (CHN) |
1:41.57 | |||||||
| 23 | (GBR) |
1:42.38 | |||||||
| 24 |  (UAE) |
1:43.00 | |||||||
| 25 |  Aron Anderson (SWE) |
1:46.42 | |||||||
| Lixin Zhang (CHN) |
DNF | ||||||||
 Thierry Mabicka (GAB) |
DSQ | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ David Weir was initially awarded the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a re-run of the race was ordered after a lane violation was discovered. However, following a letter from the Kurt Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, asking that, in the spirit of sportsmanship, the result not be overturned the re-run was cancelled and the medals reinstated
- Round 1 - Heat 1[permanent dead link]
- Round 1 - Heat 2[permanent dead link]
- Round 1 - Heat 3[permanent dead link]
- Round 1 - Heat 4[permanent dead link]
- Semifinal - Heat 1[permanent dead link]
- Semifinal - Heat 2[permanent dead link]
- Final[permanent dead link]
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