Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53

Men's 800 metres T53 at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates	14–15 September 2016
Competitors	16 from 11 nations
Medalists
Pongsakorn Paeyo  Thailand Pierre Fairbank  France Brent Lakatos  Canada

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 14–15 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats[]

Heat 1[]

11:26 14 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
1	1	2232	Pongsakorn Paeyo	Thailand		1:37.45	Q
2	2	1249	Huzhao Li	China		1:37.77	Q
3	8	2352	Joshua George	United States		1:37.87	Q
4	5	1778	Dong-ho Jung	South Korea		1:38.77	q
5	7	1794	Hamad Aladwani	Kuwait		1:43.69	q
6	4	1049	Richard Colman	Australia		1:43.79
7	6	1735		Japan		1:44.67
8	3	1209		Canada		1:44.98

Heat 2[]

11:34 14 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
1	4	1208	Brent Lakatos	Canada		1:43.37	Q
2	5	1472	Pierre Fairbank	France		1:43.54	Q
3	3	2375		United States		1:43.79	Q
4	7	1780		South Korea		1:44.14
5	2	1271		China		1:44.46
6	8	1509	Moatez Jomni	Great Britain		1:46.23
	1	2230	Pichet Krungget	Thailand			DSQ
	6	1671		Ireland			DSQ

Final[]

19:01 15 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	4	2232	Pongsakorn Paeyo	Thailand		1:40.78
	5	1472	Pierre Fairbank	France		1:40.97
	8	1208	Brent Lakatos	Canada		1:41.09
4	1	2375		United States		1:41.11
5	3	2352	Joshua George	United States		1:41.23
6	6	1249	Huzhao Li	China		1:41.91
7	7	1778	Dong-ho Jung	South Korea		1:42.89
8	2	1794	Hamad Aladwani	Kuwait		1:50.62

Notes[]