Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53 explained

Event:	Men's 800 metres T53
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	1:41.13
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	4 to 5 September
Competitors:	14
Nations:	10
Gold:	Richard Colman
Goldnpc:	AUS
Silver:	Brent Lakatos
Silvernpc:	CAN
Bronze:	Joshua George
Bronzenpc:	USA

The Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September.^[1]

Records

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

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 12:54. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:41.86	Q
2			1:42.20	Q, SB
3			1:42.22	Q, PB
4			1:42.32	q
5			1:42.42	q
6			1:42.75	PB
7			1:45.95	PB

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:46.08	Q
2			1:46.38	Q
3			1:46.47	Q
4			1:46.84
5			1:47.90
6			1:48.38
7			1:50.37

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:43.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:41.13
			1:41.24	PB
			1:41.50
4			1:41.83
5			1:42.44
6			1:42.99
7			1:43.02
8			1:43.09

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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.