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[]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World record | (CUB) | 1:52.50 | 19 August 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Paralympic record | Abdelillah Mame (MAR) | 1:54.78 | 15 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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Paralympic record | (KEN) | 1:54.56 | 7 September 2012 | |
Paralympic record | Abdellatif Baka (ALG) | 1:53.01 | 8 September 2012 |
Results[]
Round 1[]
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[]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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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 | Russia | 1:59.08 | SB | |
5 | Cuba | 2:02.11 | SB | |
6 | Said Gomez | Panama | 2:10.57 | SB |
7 | Sam Harding | Australia | DNS |
Heat 2[]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kenya | 1:54.56 | Q, PR | |
2 | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | 1:54.79 | Q, PB |
3 | Poland | 1:55.32 | Q, PB | |
4 | Mexico | 1:55.82 | q, PB | |
5 | Russia | 1:55.86 | q, PB | |
6 | Morocco | 1:56.39 | PB | |
7 | Morocco | 1:58.16 | SB |
Final[]
Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | 1:53.01 | PR | |
Kenya | 1:53.16 | PB | ||
Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | 1:53.40 | PB | |
4 | Poland | 1:55.44 | ||
5 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | 1:55.85 | PB |
6 | Russia | 1:57.33 | ||
7 | 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[]
- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- 2012 in men's athletics