Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T12 explained

Event:	Men's 800 metres T12
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	1:56.42
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	3 to 5 September
Competitors:	13
Nations:	10
Gold:	Abderrahim Zhiou
Goldnpc:	TUN
Silver:	Egor Sharov
Silvernpc:	RUS
Bronze:	David Devine
Bronzenpc:	GBR

The Men's 800 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 3 to 5 September.^[1]

Records

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

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 12:16. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:55.97	Q, SB
2			1:57.40	PB
3			1:58.00
4	Carlos J Barto Silva Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao		2:06.69

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:59.18	Q
2			2:03.83
3			2:04.22	SB
4			2:13.81
5	Luis Hernández Guide: Maxim Espinal		2:33.20

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:55.99	Q, SB
2			1:56.64	q, PB
3			1:57.03
4	Thierb Siqueira Guide: Heitor de Oliveira Sales		DNS

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:56.42
			1:56.65
			1:58.72
4			1:58.76

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 16 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.