Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T46 explained

Event:Men's 800 metres T46
Games:2012 Summer
Win Value:1:51.82
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:6 to 8 September
Competitors:19
Nations:15
Gold:Gunther Matzinger
Goldnpc:AUT
Silver:Samir Nouioua
Silvernpc:ALG
Bronze:Abraham Tarbei
Bronzenpc:KEN

The Men's 800 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 8 September.[1]

Records

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

World & Paralympic record1:52.3615 September 2008Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record 1:51.82 8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 10:58. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 1:55.33 Q, SB
2 1:55.38 Q
3 1:55.39 Q, SB
4 1:55.51 q, PB
5 1:56.62 q, PB
6 1:57.22 SB
7 1:58.51
8 1:59.14 PB
9 2:04.68

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mohamed Fouzai 1:58.08 Q, SB
2 1:58.18 Q, SB
3 1:59.23 Q, SB
4 1:59.95 SB
5 2:00.21
6 2:00.25 PB
7 2:01.32 SB
8 2:02.24
9 2:05.40 SB
10 DNF

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:02.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1:51.82 WR
1:52.33 RR
1:53.03 SB
4 Mohamed Fouzai 1:54.94 PB
5 1:56.19 PB
6 1:56.57
7 2:03.78
DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. 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.