Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

See also: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Event:	Athletics
Games:	2008 Summer
Venue:	Beijing National Stadium
Dates:	8–17 September
Competitors:	1028
Nations:	111
Prev:	2004
Next:	2012

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.

Classification

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

The athletics classifications are:

• 11–13: Blind athletes
• 32–38: 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 are given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.

Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

Track events - Men

• Men's 100 m

• T11 • T12 • T13
• T35 • T36 • T37
• T38 • T42 • T44
• T46 • T52 • T53
• T54

• Men's 200 m

• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T37 • T38
• T44 • T46 • T52
• T53 • T54

• Men's 400 m

• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T38 • T44
• T46 • T52 • T53
• T54

• Men's 800 m

• T12 • T13 • T36
• T37 • T46 • T52
• T53 • T54

• Men's 1500 m

• T11 • T13 • T46
• T54

• Men's 5000 m

• T11 • T13 • T46
• T54

• Men's 10000 m

• T12

• Men's 4 × 100 m relay

• T11–T13
• T35–T38
• T42–T46
• T53–T54

• Men's 4 × 400 m relay

• T53–T54

• Men's Marathon

• T12 • T46 • T52
• T54

Track events - Women

• Women's 100 m

• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T37 • T38
• T42 • T44 • T46
• T52 • T53 • T54

• Women's 200 m

• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T37 • T38
• T44 • T46 • T52
• T53 • T54

• Women's 400 m

• T12 • T13 • T53
• T54

• Women's 800 m

• T12–13
• T53
• T54

• Women's 1500 m

• T13
• T54

• Women's 5000 m

• T54

• Women's 4 × 100 m relay

• T53–T54

• Women's Marathon

• T54

Field events - Men

• Men's Club throw
  • F32/51
• Men's Discus throw
  • F11–12
  • F32/51
  • F33–34/52
  • F35–36
  • F37–38
  • F42
  • F44
  • F53–54
  • F55–56
  • F57–58
• Men's High jump
  • F44/46

• Men's Javelin throw
  • F11–12
  • F33–34/52
  • F35–36
  • F37–38
  • F42/44
  • F53–54
  • F55–56
  • F57–58
• Men's Long jump
  • F11
  • F12
  • F37–38
  • F42/44
  • F46

• Men's Pentathlon
  • P12
  • P44
• Men's Shot put
  • F11–12
  • F32
  • F33–34/52
  • F35–36
  • F37–38
  • F40
  • F42
  • F44
  • F53–54
  • F55–56
  • F57–58
• Men's Triple jump
  • F11
  • F12

Field events - Women

• Women's Discus throw
  • F12–13
  • F32–34/51–53
  • F35–36
  • F37–38
  • F40
  • F42–46
  • F54–56
  • F57–58

• Women's Javelin throw
  • F33–34/52–53
  • F35–38
  • F42–46
  • F54–56
  • F57–58
• Women's Long jump
  • F12
  • F13
  • F42
  • F44

• Women's Shot put
  • F12–13
  • F32–34/52–53
  • F35–36
  • F37–38
  • F40
  • F42–46
  • F54–56
  • F57–58

Participating countries

There were 1028 athletes (696 male, 332 female) from 111 countries taking part in the athletics competitions.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their athletes (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.^[1]

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
100 m	100 m T11
	100 m T12
	100 m T13
	100 m T35
	100 m T36
	100 m T37
	100 m T38
	100 m T42
	100 m T44
	100 m T46
	100 m T52
	100 m T53
	100 m T54
200 m	200 m T11
	200 m T12
	200 m T13
	200 m T36
	200 m T37
	200 m T38
	200 m T44
	200 m T46
	200 m T52
	200 m T53
	200 m T54
400 m	400 m T11
	400 m T12
	400 m T13
	400 m T36
	400 m T38
	400 m T44
	400 m T46
	400 m T52
	400 m T53
	400 m T54
800 m	800 m T12
	800 m T13
	800 m T36
	800 m T37
	800 m T46
	800 m T52
	800 m T53
	800 m T54* ||||-|rowspan="4"| 1500 m| 1500 m T11 ||||-| 1500 m T13 ||||-| 1500 m T46 ||||-| 1500 m T54 ||||-|rowspan="4"| 5000 m| 5000 m T11 ||||-| 5000 m T13 ||||-| 5000 m T46 ||||-| 5000 m T54 ||||-|rowspan="1"| 10000 m| 10000 m T12 ||||-|rowspan="4"| Marathon| Marathon T12 ||||-| Marathon T46 ||||-| Marathon T52 ||||-| Marathon T54 ||||-|rowspan="4"| 4 × 100 m relay| 4 × 100 m T11–T13 | Liu Xiangkun Li Qiang Yang Yuqing Li Yansong| Yoldani Silva Ricardo Santana Oduver Daza Fernando Ferrer| Tresor Makunda Pasquale Gallo Stéphane Bozzolo Ronan Pallier|-| 4 × 100 m T35–T38 | Evan O'Hanlon Darren Thrupp Christopher Mullins Timothy Sullivan| Che Mian Zhou Wenjun Yang Chen Ma Yuxi| Fares Hamdi Abbes Saidi Mohamed Charmi Farhat Chida|-| 4 × 100 m T42–T46 | Jim Bob Bizzell Brian Frasure Casey Tibbs Jerome Singleton| André Luiz Oliveira Yohansson Nascimento Claudemir Santos Alan Oliveira| Heath Francis Stephen Wilson Aaron Chatman Paul Raison|-| 4 × 100 m T53–T54 | Zong Kai Zhao Ji Zhang Lixin Li Huzhao| Supachai Koysub Saichon Konjen Prawat Wahoram Pichet Krungget| Hong Suk-Man Jung Dong-Ho Kim Gyu-Dae Yoo Byung-Hoon|-|rowspan="1"| 4 × 400 m relay| 4 × 400 m T53–T54 | Cui Yanfeng Zhao Ji Li Huzhao Zhang Lixin| Supachai Koysub Prawat Wahoram Pichet Krungget Saichon Konjen | Julien Casoli Pierre Fairbank Alain Fuss Denis Lemeunier|-|rowspan="1"| High jump| High jump F44/46 ||||-|rowspan="5"| Long jump| Long jump F11 ||||-| Long jump F12 ||||-| Long jump F37–38 ||||-| Long jump F42/44 ||||-| Long jump F46 ||||-|rowspan="2"| Triple jump| Triple jump F11 ||||-| Triple jump F12 ||||-|rowspan="1"| Club throw| Club throw F32/51 ||||-|rowspan="10"| Discus throw| Discus throw F11–12 ||||-| Discus throw F32/51 ||||-| Discus throw F33–34/52 ||||-| Discus throw F35–36 ||||-| Discus throw F37–38 ||||-| Discus throw F42 ||||-| Discus throw F44 ||||-| Discus throw F53–54 ||||-| Discus throw F55–56 ||||-| Discus throw F57–58 ||||-|rowspan="8"| Javelin throw| Javelin throw F11–12 ||||-| Javelin throw F33–34/52 ||||-| Javelin throw F35–36 ||||-| Javelin throw F37–38 ||||-| Javelin throw F42/44 ||||-| Javelin throw F53–54 ||||-| Javelin throw F55–56 ||||-| Javelin throw F57–58 ||||-|rowspan="11"| Shot put| Shot put F11–12 ||||-| Shot put F32 ||||-| Shot put F33–34/52 ||||-| Shot put F35–36 ||||-| Shot put F37–38 ||||-| Shot put F40 ||||-| Shot put F42 ||||-| Shot put F44 ||||-| Shot put F53–54 ||||-| Shot put F55–56 ||||-| Shot put F57–58 ||||-|rowspan="2"| Pentathlon| Pentathlon P12 ||||-| Pentathlon P44 ||||} *David Weir was initially awarded the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a re-run of the race was ordered after a lane violation was discovered. However, following a letter from Kurt Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, asking that, in the spirit of sportsmanship, the result not be overturned the re-run was cancelled and the medals reinstated.^[2] Women's events Event Class Gold Silver Bronze 100 m 100 m T11 100 m T12 100 m T13 100 m T36 100 m T37 100 m T38 100 m T42 100 m T44 100 m T46 100 m T52 100 m T53 100 m T54 200 m 200 m T11 200 m T12 200 m T13 200 m T36 200 m T37 200 m T38 200 m T44 200 m T46 200 m T52 200 m T53 200 m T54 400 m 400 m T12 400 m T13 400 m T53 400 m T54 800 m 800 m T12–13 800 m T53 800 m T54 1500 m 1500 m T13 1500 m T54 5000 m 5000 m T54 † Marathon Marathon T54 4 × 100 m 4 × 100 m T53–T54 Dong Hongjiao Liu Wenjun Huang Lisha Zhang Ting Madison de Rozario Christie Dawes Angie Ballard Jemima Moore Tatyana McFadden Anjali Forber-Pratt Amanda McGrory Jessica Galli Long jump Long jump F12 Long jump F13 Long jump F42 Long jump F44 Discus throw Discus throw F12–13 Discus throw F32–34/51–53 Discus throw F35–36 Discus throw F37–38 †† Discus throw F40 Discus throw F42–46 Discus throw F54–56 Discus throw F57–58 Javelin throw Javelin throw F33–34/52–53 Javelin throw F35–38 Javelin throw F42–46 Javelin throw F54–56 Javelin throw F57–58 Shot put Shot put F12–13 Shot put F32–34/52–53 Shot put F35–36 Shot put F37–38 Shot put F40 Shot put F42–46 Shot put F54–56 Shot put F57–58 † Diane Roy was initially awarded the gold, Shelly Woods the silver and Amanda McGrory the bronze in the women's 5000  m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee following protests by the Australian, US and Swiss teams after 6 competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap.^[3] The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order.^[4] †† Rebecca Chin of Great Britain was originally awarded the silver medal in the women's discus throw F37-38 event. Following a challenge to her classification, Chin was deemed ineligible for the event, stripped of her medal, and her results were erased.^[5] See also Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics References Web site: Schedules and Results - Athletics . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 2008-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906203544/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/AT.shtml . 2008-09-06 . dead. External links Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics Medal Standings - the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games . 2008-09-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911130750/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/AT/C95/AT0000000.shtml . 2008-09-11 .
2. News: Gold for Weir after appeal U-turn . . 2008-09-16 . 2008-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080916094135/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7613772.stm. 16 September 2008 . live.
3. News: Woods forced to give back medal . BBC Sport . 2008-09-08 . 2008-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20080910210507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7605052.stm. 10 September 2008 . live.
4. News: Woods battles to bronze in re-run . BBC Sport . 2008-09-12 . 2008-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080915071410/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7611699.stm. 15 September 2008 . live.
5. News: Rebecca Chin stripped of Paralympic silver by 'failing' system . The Daily Telegraph . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918033920/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/paralympicsport/2959412/Chin-stripped-of-silver-by-failing-system---Paralympics.html . dead . 2008-09-18 . 2010-05-17 . London . Gareth A . Davies.