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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres

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Athletics – Men's 800 metres
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates5 – 7 September 2024
No. of events3
2020
800 metres
Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54

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

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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

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34
details
Austin Smeenk
 Canada
1:39.27 Chaiwat Rattana
 Thailand
1:39.48 Rheed McCracken
 Australia
1:40.13
T53
details
Brent Lakatos
 Canada
1:37.32 SB Pongsakorn Paeyo
 Thailand
1:38.26 Brian Siemann
 United States
1:38.44
T54
details
Jin Hua
 China
1:28.20 PR, AR Dai Yunqiang
 China
1:29.94 PB Marcel Hug
 Switzerland
1:30.98

Results

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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

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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  Canada 1:39.27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chaiwat Rattana  Thailand 1:39.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rheed McCracken  Australia 1:40.13
4 Wang Yang  China 1:40.14
5 Walid Ktila  Tunisia 1:41.07
6 Isaac Towers  Great Britain 1:41.68
7 Ali Radi Arshid  Qatar 1:41.84
8 Roberto Michel  Mauritius 1:42.17 SB

T53

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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  Canada 1:37.32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pongsakorn Paeyo  Thailand 1:38.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Siemann  United States 1:38.44
4 Pierre Fairbank  France 1:40.69
5 Pichet Krungget  Thailand 1:40.71
6 Masaberee Arsae  Thailand 1:40.91
7 Yoo Byung-hoon  South Korea 1:41.20 SB
8 Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi  Tunisia 1:42.50 AR

T54

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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]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jin Hua  China 1:28.20 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dai Yunqiang  China 1:29.94 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:30.98
4 Nathan Maguire  Great Britain 1:31.09
5 Daniel Romanchuk  United States 1:31.24
6 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea  Thailand 1:31.27
7 Saichon Konjen  Thailand 1:31.60
8 Hu Yang  China 1:31.89 SB

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. p. 106. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 110. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's 800m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 111. Retrieved 6 September 2024.