Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T13

Men's 800 metres T13 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	7 to 8 September
Competitors	14 from 10 nations
Winning time	1:53.01
Medalists
Abdellatif Baka  Algeria David Korir  Kenya Abdelillah Mame  Morocco

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m		T11		T12		T13
200 m		T11		T12		T13
400 m		T11		T12		T13
800 m				T12		T13
1500 m		T11				T13
5000 m		T11		T12
4×100 m relay		T11–13
Road
Marathon				T12
Field
Long jump		F11				F13
Triple jump		F11		F12
Shot put		F11–12
Discus throw		F11
Javelin throw				F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m		T11		T12		T13
200 m		T11		T12
400 m				T12		T13
1500 m				T12
Field
Long jump		F11–12				F13
Shot put		F11–12
Discus throw		F11–12
Javelin throw				F12–13

The Men's 800 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.^[1]

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Records

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

World record	Lazaro Rashid Aquilar (CUB)	1:52.50	19 August 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record	Abdelillah Mame (MAR)	1:54.78	15 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record	David Korir (KEN)	1:54.56	7 September 2012
Paralympic record	Abdellatif Baka (ALG)	1:53.01	8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 13:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Abdelillah Mame	Morocco	1:58.00	Q
2	Zine Eddine Sekhri	Algeria	1:58.14	Q, PB
3	Tim Prendergast	New Zealand	1:58.21	Q
4	Dmitrii Kornilov	Russia	1:59.08	SB
5	Miguel Bartelemy Sablon	Cuba	2:02.11	SB
6	Said Gomez	Panama	2:10.57	SB
7	Sam Harding	Australia	DNS

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	David Korir	Kenya	1:54.56	Q, PR
2	Abdellatif Baka	Algeria	1:54.79	Q, PB
3	Lukasz Wietecki	Poland	1:55.32	Q, PB
4	Juan Carlos Arcos Lira	Mexico	1:55.82	q, PB
5	Alexey Akhtyamov	Russia	1:55.86	q, PB
6	Tarik Zalzouli	Morocco	1:56.39	PB
7	Abdelali El Kadioui El Idrissi	Morocco	1:58.16	SB

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Abdellatif Baka	Algeria	1:53.01	PR
	David Korir	Kenya	1:53.16	PB
	Abdelillah Mame	Morocco	1:53.40	PB
4	Lukasz Wietecki	Poland	1:55.44
5	Tim Prendergast	New Zealand	1:55.85	PB
6	Alexey Akhtyamov	Russia	1:57.33
7	Juan Carlos Arcos Lira	Mexico	1:58.11
	Zine Eddine Sekhri	Algeria	DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

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