Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54
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| Men's 800 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium |
| Dates | 2 September 2021 (final) |
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations |
| Winning time | 1:33.68 |
| Medalists | |
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The men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 2 September 2021. 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 records were as follows:[1]
| World Record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Romanchuk (USA) | 1:29.54 | Arbon, Switzerland | 24 May 2021 |
| Paralympic Record | File:Flag of Japan.svg Choke Yasuoka (JPN) | 1:32.45 | Athens, Greece | 25 September 2004 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1:31.24 | Yassine Gharbi | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| America | 1:29.54 WR | Daniel Romanchuk | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Asia | 1:31.41 | Zhang Yong | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Europe | 1:30.35 | Richard Chiassaro | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Oceania | 1:32.73 | Kurt Fearnley | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 2 September 2021, at 11:49:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Prawat Wahoram | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:33.59 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Zhang Yong | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1:33.85 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Aaron Pike | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:36.48 | |
| 4 | 7 | Tomoki Suzuki | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1:37.85 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kenny van Weeghel | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1:40.87 | |
| 4 | Richard Chiassaro | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | DNS |
Heat 2 took place on 2 September 2021, at 11:56:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Marcel Hug | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 1:34.38 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Putharet Khongrak | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:34.96 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Dai Yunqiang | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1:35.12 | q, SB |
| 4 | 7 | Julien Casoli | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1:35.38 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Nathan Maguire | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:36.73 |
Heat 3 took place on 2 September 2021, at 12:03:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Daniel Romanchuk | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:31.83 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 7 | Saichon Konjen | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:37.08 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Song Lei | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1:37.80 | SB |
| 4 | 3 | Alhassane Baldé | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1:41.10 | |
| 6 | Danny Sidbury | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | DQ |
Final
The final took place on 2 September, at 20:32:[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 5 | Marcel Hug | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 1:33.68 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 2 | Dai Yunqiang | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1:34.11 | SB |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | Saichon Konjen | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:34.19 | |
| 4 | 6 | Daniel Romanchuk | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:34.48 | |
| 5 | 8 | Zhang Yong | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1:34.55 | |
| 6 | 4 | Prawat Wahoram | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:34.58 | |
| 7 | 3 | Putharet Khongrak | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:35.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Julien Casoli | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1:39.62 |
References
- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.