Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T13 explained

Event:	Men's 800 metres T13
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	1:53.01
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	7 to 8 September
Competitors:	14
Nations:	10
Gold:	Abdellatif Baka
Goldnpc:	ALG
Silver:	David Korir
Silvernpc:	KEN
Bronze:	Abdelillah Mame
Bronzenpc:	MAR

The Men's 800 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		1:52.50	19 August 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record		1:54.78	15 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record		1:54.56	7 September 2012
Paralympic record		1:53.01	8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 13:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:58.00	Q
2			1:58.14	Q, PB
3			1:58.21	Q
4			1:59.08	SB
5			2:02.11	SB
6			2:10.57	SB
7			DNS

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:54.56	Q, PR
2			1:54.79	Q, PB
3			1:55.32	Q, PB
4			1:55.82	q, PB
5			1:55.86	q, PB
6			1:56.39	PB
7			1:58.16	SB

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:53.01	PR
			1:53.16	PB
			1:53.40	PB
4			1:55.44
5			1:55.85	PB
6			1:57.33
7			1:58.11
			DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. 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.