Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40

Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.[1] Five throwing events were staged for class F40, athletes with dwarfism.

Athletics
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
The Mall
Dates31 August – 9 September 2012
Competitors1100 (740 men, 360 women)

Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

  • 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
  • 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
  • 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
  • 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
  • 42–46: Amputees
  • 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Shot put
Wang Zhiming
 China
Hocine Gherzouli
 Algeria
Paschalis Stathelakos
 Greece
Discus throw
Wang Zhiming
 China
Paschalis Stathelakos
 Greece
Jonathan De Souza Santos
 Brazil
Javelin throw
Wang Zhiming
 China
Ahmed Naas
 Iraq
Wildan Nukhailawi
 Iraq

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Shot put
Raoua Tlili
 Tunisia
Meng Genjimisu
 China
Najat El Garaa
 Morocco
Discus throw
Najat El Garaa
 Morocco
Raoua Tlili
 Tunisia
Meng Genjimisu
 China

See also

References

  1. "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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