Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54

The Men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 September.[1]

Men's 800 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates5 to 6 September
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Winning time1:37.63
Medalists
David Weir  Great Britain
Marcel Hug  Switzerland
Saichon Konjen  Thailand
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

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.

Records

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

World record  Ernst van Dyk (RSA) 1:32.17 25 August 2001 Jona, Switzerland
Paralympic record  Choke Yasuoka (JPN) 1:32.45 25 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 10:17. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Zhang Lixin China1:37.54Q, PB
2Julien Casoli France1:37.76Q
3Kim Gyu Dae South Korea1:37.90q
4Josh Cassidy Canada1:38.24q, SB
5Fernando Sanchez Nava Mexico1:38.82
6Masayuki Higuchi Japan1:38.85
7Jake Lappin Australia1:41.23

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1David Weir Great Britain1:37.09Q
2Marcel Hug Switzerland1:38.27Q
3Kurt Fearnley Australia1:38.62
4Mohammad Vahdani United Arab Emirates1:40.38
5Pedro Gandarilla Fernandez Mexico1:40.84
6Nobukazu Hanaoka Japan1:40.94
7Ryan Chalmers United States1:45.86
8Demba Jarju The Gambia2:27.88SB

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Saichon Konjen Thailand1:37.96Q
2Jordan Bird United States1:38.20Q
3Choke Yasuoka Japan1:38.42SB
4Juan Valladares Venezuela1:38.83
5Ahmed Aouadi Tunisia1:38.84
6Alexandre Dupont Canada1:39.73
7Hong Sukman South Korea1:39.88SB
8Martin Velasco Soria Mexico1:43.88

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:16.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
David Weir Great Britain1:37.63
Marcel Hug Switzerland1:37.84
Saichon Konjen Thailand1:38.51
4Kim Gyu Dae South Korea1:39.03
5Josh Cassidy Canada1:39.72
6Jordan Bird United States1:40.17
Julien Casoli FranceDNF
Zhang Lixin ChinaDQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

References

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