Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54 explained

Event:	Men's 800 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	1:37.63
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	5 to 6 September
Competitors:	23
Nations:	15
Gold:	David Weir
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Marcel Hug
Silvernpc:	SUI
Bronze:	Saichon Konjen
Bronzenpc:	THA
Prev:	2008
Next:	2016

The Men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		1:32.17	25 August 2001	Jona, Switzerland
Paralympic record		1:32.45	25 September 2004	Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 10:17. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:37.54	Q, PB
2			1:37.76	Q
3			1:37.90	q
4			1:38.24	q, SB
5			1:38.82
6			1:38.85
7			1:41.23

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:37.09	Q
2			1:38.27	Q
3			1:38.62
4			1:40.38
5			1:40.84
6			1:40.94
7			1:45.86
8			2:27.88	SB

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:37.96	Q
2			1:38.20	Q
3			1:38.42	SB
4			1:38.83
5			1:38.84
6			1:39.73
7			1:39.88	SB
8			1:43.88

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:16.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:37.63
			1:37.84
			1:38.51
4			1:39.03
5			1:39.72
6			1:40.17
			DNF
			DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

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.