Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T13

Men's 800 metres T13; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	7 to 8 September
Competitors	14 from 10 nations
Winning time	1:53.01
Medalists

The Men's 800 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.[1]

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m	T11	T12	T13
200 m	T11	T12	T13
400 m	T11	T12	T13
800 m		T12	T13
1500 m	T11		T13
5000 m	T11	T12
4×100 m relay	T11–13
Road
Marathon		T12
Field
Long jump	F11		F13
Triple jump	F11	F12
Shot put	F11–12
Discus throw	F11
Javelin throw		F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m	T11	T12	T13
200 m	T11	T12
400 m		T12	T13
1500 m		T12
Field
Long jump	F11–12		F13
Shot put	F11–12
Discus throw	F11–12
Javelin throw		F12–13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record	Lazaro Rashid Aquilar (CUB)	1:52.50	19 August 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record	Abdelillah Mame (MAR)	1:54.78	15 September 2008	Beijing, China
Paralympic record	David Korir (KEN)	1:54.56	7 September 2012
Paralympic record	Abdellatif Baka (ALG)	1:53.01	8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 13:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Abdelillah Mame	Morocco	1:58.00	Q
2	Zine Eddine Sekhri	Algeria	1:58.14	Q, PB
3	Tim Prendergast	New Zealand	1:58.21	Q
4	Dmitrii Kornilov	Russia	1:59.08	SB
5	Miguel Bartelemy Sablon	Cuba	2:02.11	SB
6	Said Gomez	Panama	2:10.57	SB
7	Sam Harding	Australia	DNS

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	David Korir	Kenya	1:54.56	Q, PR
2	Abdellatif Baka	Algeria	1:54.79	Q, PB
3	Lukasz Wietecki	Poland	1:55.32	Q, PB
4	Juan Carlos Arcos Lira	Mexico	1:55.82	q, PB
5	Alexey Akhtyamov	Russia	1:55.86	q, PB
6	Tarik Zalzouli	Morocco	1:56.39	PB
7	Abdelali El Kadioui El Idrissi	Morocco	1:58.16	SB

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Abdellatif Baka	Algeria	1:53.01	PR
	David Korir	Kenya	1:53.16	PB
	Abdelillah Mame	Morocco	1:53.40	PB
4	Lukasz Wietecki	Poland	1:55.44
5	Tim Prendergast	New Zealand	1:55.85	PB
6	Alexey Akhtyamov	Russia	1:57.33
7	Juan Carlos Arcos Lira	Mexico	1:58.11
	Zine Eddine Sekhri	Algeria	DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

References

"Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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[1] "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.