Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40 explained

Event:	Athletics
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Stadium The Mall
Dates:	31 August – 9 September 2012
Competitors:	1100 (740 men, 360 women)

Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.^[1] Five throwing events were staged for class F40, athletes with dwarfism.

Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

• 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
• 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
• 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
• 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
• 42–46: Amputees
• 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shot put
Discus throw

See also

• Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paralympic Athletics. London 2012 website. 5 June 2011. 4 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604133057/http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-athletics. dead.