Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon explained

The Men's marathon athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place in the streets of Rio de Janeiro on the 18 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different disability classifications.

Medal summary

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T12		2:32:17		2:33:11		2:33.59
T46		2:33.35		2:37.01		2:49.57
T54		1:26.16		1:26.17		1:30.08

Results

T12

The T12 men's marathon was open to both T12 and T11 competitors, which are classifications for visually impaired athletes.^[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	classification	Time	Notes
			T12	2:32:17	SB
			T12	2:33:11	SB
			T12	2:33.59
4			T12	2:36.50	SB
5			T11	2:39.52
6			T12	2:43.49	SB
7			T12	2:55.47
8			T11	3:02.36
-			T12	Did not finish
-			T12	Did not finish
-			T11	Disqualified

T46

The T46 men's marathon was open to T46 competitors only.^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	classification	Time	Notes
			T46	2:33.35	RR
			T46	2:37:01	SB
			T46	2:49.57
4			T46	2:55.27
5			T46	2:58.34
6			T46	3:07.11	SB
-			T46	Did not finish
-			T46	Did not finish
-			T46	Did not finish
-			T46	Did not finish
-			T46	Did not start

T54

The T54 men's marathon was open to both T54 and T53 competitors only.^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	classification	Time	Notes
			T54	1:26.16
			T54	1:26.17
			T54	1:30.08	SB
4			T54	1:30.09	PB
5			T54	1:30.09
6			T54	1:30.11
7			T54	1:30.11
8			T54	1:30.12	SB
9			T53	1:30.12	PB
10			T54	1:30.13
11			T54	1:30.13
12			T54	1:30.14
13			T54	1:30.17
14			T53	1:32.15
15			T53	1:35.58	SB
16			T53	1:40.26
17			T53	1:40.29
18			T54	1:46.31
-			T54	Did not finish
-			T53	Did not finish
-			T54	Did not finish
-			T54	Did not finish
-			T54	Did not finish
-			T54	Did not start

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results - Men's Marathon - T12. IPC. 18 September 2016. 19 September 2016.
2. Web site: Results - Men's Marathon - T46. IPC. 18 September 2016. 19 September 2016.
3. Web site: Results - Men's Marathon - T53. IPC. 18 September 2016. 19 September 2016.