Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T12

Men's marathon T12
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Start of the race at Georges Valbon park.
VenueLes Invalides, Paris, France
Dates8 September 2024
Competitors12 from 8 nations
Winning time2:22:05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wajdi Boukhili  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Suarez Laso  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) El Amin Chentouf  Morocco
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The men's marathon T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 8 September 2024.

Classification

The event is open to T11 and T12 classified athletes.T11 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR score of 2.60 and above. T12 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR range from 1.50-2.60, and/or a maximum visual acuity range of 10 degrees. Athletes may choose to run with a guide.[1][2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[3] T11 Records

World Record  Shinya Wada (JPN) 2:23:27 Japan Ōita 4 February 2024
Paralympic Record  Shinya Wada (JPN) 2:33:05 Japan Tokyo 5 September 2021

T12 Records

World Record  Jaryd Clifford (AUS) 2:19:08 Australia Sydney 25 April 2021
Paralympic Record  El Amin Chentouf (MAR) 2:21:43 Japan Tokyo 5 September 2021

Results

Final

The event took place on 8 September 2024:

Rank Class Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) T12 Wajdi Boukhili  Tunisia 2:22:05 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) T12 Alberto Suarez Laso  Spain 2:24:02 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) T12 El Amin Chentouf  Morocco 2:24:02 SB
4 T12 Denis Gavrilov  Neutral Paralympic Athletes 2:25:22
5 T12 Hatem Nasrallah  Tunisia 2:27:58 SB
6 T12 Sixto Roman Moreta Criollo  Ecuador 2:27:59 SB
7 T12 Tadashi Horikoshi  Japan 2:28:03
8 T12 Gustavo Nieves  Spain 2:29:26 SB
9 T11 Shinya Wada  Japan 2:29:59 PR, YC R49.8(h)
10 T12 Yutaka Kumagai  Japan 2:32:26
11 T12 Martin Clobert  Belgium 2:38:34 SB
— T11 Rosbil Guillen  Peru DQ DQ R49.6(b)
Source:[4]

Notes: Yellow Card - Shinya Wada - R49.8(h) - Collecting refreshment/water from non-official station or person or takes refreshment of another athlete and/or guide runner.

DQ - Rosbil Guillen - R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner

References

  1. ^ "World Para Athletics Classification" (PDF). 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync". 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's marathon – T12 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.