Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T34
| Men's 800 metres T34 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–4 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 800 metres T34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 3 and 4 September 2021.
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.
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Walid Ktila (TUN) |
1:36.78 | Arbon, Switzerland | 24 May 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  Mohamed Alhammadi (UAE) |
1:40.24 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1:36.78 WR | Walid Ktila | Tunisia
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| America | 1:42.63 |  Canada
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| Asia | 1:37.84 | Mohamed Alhammadi |  United Arab Emirates
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| Europe | 1:39.12 | Ben Rowlings |  Great Britain
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| Oceania | 1:41.25 | Rheed McCracken |  Australia
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Results[]
Heats[]
Heat 1 took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:29:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mohamed Alhammadi | United Arab Emirates |
1:45.50 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Isaac Towers |  Great Britain |
1:46.58 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Henry Manni |  Finland |
1:46.84 | Q |
| 4 | 7 |  Canada |
1:46.99 | q | |
| 5 | 5 |  Thailand |
1:53.75 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:36:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Walid Ktila |  Tunisia |
1:46.59 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Wang Yang |  China |
1:47.48 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Rheed McCracken |  Australia |
1:48.09 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 4 | Ben Rowlings | Great Britain |
1:48.21 | q |
| 5 | 7 | United Arab Emirates |
1:49.71 |
Final[]
The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:55:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Walid Ktila | Tunisia |
1:45.50 | |
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3 | Mohamed Alhammadi | United Arab Emirates |
1:45.59 | |
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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 |
References[]
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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