Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres
The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from September 2 to September 4, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested over this distance.
Schedule[]
| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date[1] | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T34 800m | R | F | ||||
| T53 800m | R | F | ||||
| T54 800m | R | F | ||||
Medal summary[]
The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T34 |
Walid Ktila Tunisia |
1:45.50 | Mohamed Hammadi United Arab Emirates |
1:45.59 | Wang Yang China |
1:45.68 |
| T53 |
Pongsakorn Paeyo Thailand |
1:36.07 GR | Brent Lakatos Canada |
1:36.32 | Pierre Fairbank France |
1:39.67 |
| T54 |
Marcel Hug Switzerland |
1:33.68 | Dai Yunqiang China |
1:34.11 | Saichon Konjen Thailand |
1:34.19 |
Results[]
The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
T34[]
The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.
The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:55:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Walid Ktila |  Tunisia |
1:45.50 | |
 |
3 | Mohamed Hammadi |  United Arab Emirates |
1:45.59 | |
 |
2 | Wang Yang |  China |
1:45.68 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Henry Manni |  Finland |
1:47.34 | |
| 5 | 8 |  Canada |
1:47.58 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Rheed McCracken |  Australia |
1:47.68 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Isaac Towers |  Great Britain |
1:48.08 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ben Rowlings | Great Britain |
1:48.63 |
T53[]
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The final in this classification took place on 2 September, at 20:03:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | Pongsakorn Paeyo |  Thailand |
1:36.07 | GR |
|
6 | Brent Lakatos | Canada |
1:36.32 | |
|
4 | Pierre Fairbank |  France |
1:39.67 | |
| 4 | 2 | China |
1:40.08 | SB | |
| 5 | 7 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand |
1:40.09 | |
| 6 | 1 | Vitalii Gritsenko |  RPC |
1:40.51 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Thailand |
1:42.09 | ||
| 8 | 8 |  United States |
1:47.18 |
T54[]
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 final in this classification took place on 2 September, at 20:32:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 | Marcel Hug |  Switzerland |
1:33.68 | |
|
2 | Dai Yunqiang | China |
1:34.11 | SB |
|
7 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand |
1:34.19 | |
| 4 | 6 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States |
1:34.48 | |
| 5 | 8 | Zhang Yong | China |
1:34.55 | |
| 6 | 4 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand |
1:34.58 | |
| 7 | 3 | Putharet Khongrak | Thailand |
1:35.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Julien Casoli | France |
1:39.62 |
References[]
- ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "T34 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "T53 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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