Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

See also: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Event:Athletics
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates:8–18 September 2016
Competitors:1100 (660 men, 440 women)
Prev:2012
Next:2020

Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across both genders where 1,100 athletes competed. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded.

Classification and events

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:

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively. High jump and Long jump, while field events, usually attract a "T" classification

Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner, those classified 12 have the option of using a guide, while those classified 13 do not use a guide runner. Guide runners are awarded medals alongside their athletes.

On 9 June 2015, the IPC announced the final make up of the Rio 2016 athletics programme. There were several changes in the programme, including the elimination of triple jump events, and the reduction of events requiring a factoring system, as this was seen to undermine the image of the event as sport.

The following is a summary of all athletics events which took place at the Games:[1]

Event summary table

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events (96)
Classification
Event		Visual ImpairmentIDCerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant		RGAmputee athletesWheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries
T11T12T13T20T32T33T34T35T36T37T38T40T41T42T43T44T45T46T47T51T52T53T54T55T56T57
F11F12F13F20F32F33F34F35F36F37F38F40F41F42F43F44F45F46F47F51F52F53F54F55F56F57
colspan="27"
100 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T20 -->●<-- T34 -->●<-- T35 -->●<-- T36 -->●<-- T37 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->>>●<-- T43 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->●<-- T52 -->●<-- T53 -->●<-- T54 -->●<-- T55 -->
200 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T36 -->●<-- T43 -->>>●<-- T45 -->
400 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T20 -->●<-- T32 -->●<-- T37 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->●<-- T52 -->●<-- T53 -->●<-- T54 -->●<-- T55 -->
800 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T35 -->●<-- T37 -->>>●<-- T54 -->●<-- T55 -->
1500 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->>>●<-- T20 -->●<-- T32 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->>>●<-- T47 -->>>●<-- T53 -->>>●<-- T55 -->
5000 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->>>●<-- T20 -->>>●<-- T55 -->
Marathon<-- T11 -->>>●<-- T13 -->>>●<-- T47 -->>>>>●<-- T55 -->
4 × 100 m relay<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T43 --><-- T46 -->
4 × 400 m relay<-- T11 -->●<-- T54 -->
colspan="27"
High Jump <-- T11 -->●<-- T43 -->●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->
Long Jump<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T32 -->●<-- T37 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->●<-- T43 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->
Shot Put<-- F11 -->>>●<-- F13 -->●<-- F32 -->●<-- F33 -->●<-- F34 -->●<-- F35 -->●<-- F36 -->●<-- F37 -->●<-- F38 -->●<-- F41 -->●<-- F42 -->●<-- F43 -->●<-- F54 -->>>●<-- F56 -->>>●
Discus<-- F11 -->●<-- F12 -->●<-- F38 -->>>●<-- F45 -->>>●<-- F53 -->>>>>●<-- F57 -->
Javelin<-- F11 -->>>●<-- F20 -->●<-- F35 -->●<-- F40 -->>>●<-- F42 -->>>>>●<-- F45 -->●<-- F47 -->>>●<-- F55 -->>>●
Club throw<-- F11 -->●<-- F33 -->●<-- F52 -->
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events (81)
Classification
Event		Visual ImpairmentIDCerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant		RGAmputee athletesWheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries
T11T12T13T20T32T33T34T35T36T37T38T40T41T42T43T44T45T46T47T51T52T53T54T55T56T57
F11F12F13F20F32F33F34F35F36F37F38F40F41F42F43F44F45F46F47F51F52F53F54F55F56F57
colspan="27"
100 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T20 -->>>●<-- T35 -->●<-- T36 -->●<-- T37 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->●<-- T43 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->>>●<-- T53 -->●<-- T54 -->●<-- T55 -->
200 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T36 -->●<-- T37 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->
400 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T20 -->●<-- T32 -->>>●<-- T35 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->>>●<-- T53 -->●<-- T54 -->●<-- T55 -->
800 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T35 -->>>●<-- T54 -->●<-- T55 -->
1500 metres<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->>>●<-- T20 -->●<-- T32 -->>>●<-- T55 -->
5000 metres<-- T11 -->>>●<-- T55 -->
Marathon<-- T11 -->>>●<-- T13 -->>>>>●<-- T55 -->
4 × 100 m relay<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T36 --><-- T40 -->
4 × 400 m relay<-- T11 -->●<-- T54 -->
colspan="27"
Long Jump<-- T11 -->●<-- T12 -->●<-- T13 -->●<-- T32 -->●<-- T38 -->●<-- T40 -->●<-- T43 -->>>●<-- T45 -->>>>>●<-- T51 -->
Shot Put<-- F11 -->>>●<-- F13 -->●<-- F32 -->●<-- F33 -->●<-- F34 -->●<-- F35 -->●<-- F36 -->●<-- F37 -->●<-- F38 -->●<-- F41 -->●<-- F42 -->●<-- F54 -->●<-- F55 -->>>●
Discus Throw<-- F11 -->●<-- F12 -->>>●<-- F40 -->>>●<-- F42 -->>>●<-- F45 -->>>●<-- F53 -->>>●<-- F56 -->>>●
Javelin<-- F11 -->>>●<-- F20 -->●<-- F35 -->●<-- F38 -->>>●<-- F47 -->>>●<-- F55 -->>>●<-- F57 -->
Club throw<-- F11 -->●<-- F33 -->●<-- F52 -->

Schedule

OCOpening ceremony ● Event finalsCCClosing ceremony

Participating nations

A total of 1,139 athletes from 146 nations competed.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/150609165049794_2016_06_09_IPC+Athletics+Medal+Event+Programme_Rio.pdf Final Paralympic Games Athletics Programme

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