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

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The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. A total of four events were contested over this distance for five different classifications.

Schedule

R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17
T34 800m R F
T36 800m F
T53 800m R F
T54 800m R F

Medal summary

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34[1]
details 		Mohamed Alhammadi
 United Arab Emirates		 1:40.24 Walid Ktila
 Tunisia		 1:40.31 Rheed McCracken
 Australia		 1:41.25
T36[2]
details 		James Turner
 Australia		 2:02.39 WR Paul Blake
 Great Britain		 2:09.65 William Stedman
 New Zealand		 2:11.98 PB
T53[3]
details 		Pongsakorn Paeyo
 Thailand		 1:40.78 Pierre Fairbank
 France		 1:40.97 Brent Lakatos
 Canada		 1:41.09
T54[4]
details 		Marcel Hug
 Switzerland		 1:33.76 SB Saichon Konjen
 Thailand		 1:34.74 SB Kim Gyu-dae
 South Korea		 1:34.98 PB

Results

The following were the results of the finals of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.

T34

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres 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.

17:50 14 September 2016:[5]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2300 Mohamed Alhammadi  United Arab Emirates 1:40.24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2277 Walid Ktila  Tunisia 1:40.31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 1057 Rheed McCracken  Australia 1:41.25
4 3 1456 Henry Manni  Finland 1:41.92
5 6 1521 Isaac Towers  Great Britain 1:43.45
6 4 2368 Austin Pruitt  United States 1:45.55
7 2 2181 Bojan Mitic  Switzerland 1:50.74
8 1212 Austin Smeenk  Canada DSQ

T36

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T36

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices. 19:23 17 September 2016:[6]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1066 James Turner  Australia 2:02.40 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1498 Paul Blake  Great Britain 2:09.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 1963 William Stedman  New Zealand 2:11.98
4 6 1013 Sid Ali Bouzourine  Algeria 2:15.03
5 4 1919 Gabriel de Jesus Cuadra Holmann  Nicaragua 2:16.21
6 8 2020 Krzysztof Ciuksza  Poland 2:16.90

T53

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

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

19:01 15 September 2016:[7]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2232 Pongsakorn Paeyo  Thailand 1:40.78
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1472 Pierre Fairbank  France 1:40.97
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 1208 Brent Lakatos  Canada 1:41.09
4 1 2375 Brian Siemann  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

T54

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres 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.

12:02 15 September 2016:[8]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2179 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:33.76
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 2229 Saichon Konjen  Thailand 1:34.74
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 1779 Gyu-dae Kim  South Korea 1:34.98
4 2 1240 Yanfeng Cui  China 1:35.03
5 8 1254 Yang Liu  China 1:35.18
6 6 1523 David Weir  Great Britain 1:35.20
7 3 1930 Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands 1:36.01
7 2275 Yassine Gharbi  Tunisia DSQ

References

  1. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T34". paralympic.org. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T36". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T53". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 800m - T54". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's 800m - T34 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Men's 800m - T36 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Men's 800m - T53 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Men's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.