Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres
| Athletics – Men's 800 metres at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Stade de France |
| Dates | 5 – 7 September 2024 |
| No. of events | 3 |
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| Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54 |
<section end=800msumbar /> The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Stade de France from 5 to 7 September, 2024. A total of 3 events will be contested over this distance.
Schedule
| R | Round 1 | F | Final |
| Date[1] | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T34 800m | R | F | ||||
| T53 800m | R | F | ||||
| T54 800m | R | F | ||||
Medal summary
The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T34 |
Austin Smeenk File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
1:39.27 | Chaiwat Rattana File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
1:39.48 | Rheed McCracken File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia |
1:40.13 |
| T53 |
Brent Lakatos File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
1:37.32 SB | Pongsakorn Paeyo File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
1:38.26 | Brian Siemann File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
1:38.44 |
| T54 |
Jin Hua File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
1:28.20 PR, AR | Dai Yunqiang File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
1:29.94 PB | Marcel Hug File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland |
1:30.98 |
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Results
The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
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. The final in this classification will take place on 7 September 2024, at 10:12:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Austin Smeenk | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1:39.27 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Chaiwat Rattana | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:39.48 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Rheed McCracken | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 1:40.13 | |
| 4 | Wang Yang | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1:40.14 | |
| 5 | Walid Ktila | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1:41.07 | |
| 6 | Isaac Towers | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:41.68 | |
| 7 | Ali Radi Arshid | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 1:41.84 | |
| 8 | Roberto Michel | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 1:42.17 | SB |
T53
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function. The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 19:58:[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Brent Lakatos | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1:37.32 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Pongsakorn Paeyo | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:38.26 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Brian Siemann | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:38.44 | |
| 4 | Pierre Fairbank | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1:40.69 | |
| 5 | Pichet Krungget | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:40.71 | |
| 6 | Masaberee Arsae | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1:40.91 | |
| 7 | Yoo Byung-hoon | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1:41.20 | SB |
| 8 | Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1:42.50 | AR |
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. The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 20:21:[4]
References
- ↑ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. p. 106. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 110. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 800m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 111. Retrieved 6 September 2024.