Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F42–46

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] 31 events were staged for amputee athletes.

Athletics
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
The Mall
Dates31 August – 9 September 2012
Competitors1100 (740 men, 360 women)
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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

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 Classification Gold Silver Bronze
100 m T42
Heinrich Popow
 Germany
Scott Reardon
 Australia
Wojtek Czyz
 Germany
T44
Jonnie Peacock
 Great Britain
Richard Browne
 United States
Arnu Fourie
 South Africa
T46
Zhao Xu
 China
Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria
 Cuba
Ola Abidogun
 Great Britain
200 m T42
Richard Whitehead
 Great Britain
Shaquille Vance
 United States
Heinrich Popow
 Germany
T44
Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira
 Brazil
Oscar Pistorius
 South Africa
Blake Leeper
 United States
T46
Yohansson Nascimento
 Brazil
Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria
 Cuba
Simon Patmore
 Australia
400 m T44
Oscar Pistorius
 South Africa
Blake Leeper
 United States
David Prince
 United States
T46
Gunther Matzinger
 Austria
Yohansson Nascimento
 Brazil
P Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag
 Sri Lanka
800 m T46
Gunther Matzinger
 Austria
Samir Nouioua
 Algeria
Abraham Tarbei
 Kenya
1500 m T46
Abraham Tarbei
 Kenya
Wondiye Fikre Indelbu
 Ethiopia
Samir Nouioua
 Algeria
4×100 m relay T42/T46
 South Africa (RSA)
Samkelo Radebe
Zivan Smith
Arnu Fourie
Oscar Pistorius
 China (CHN)
Liu Zhiming
Liu Fuliang
Xie Hexing
Zhao Xu
 Germany (GER)
Markus Rehm
Heinrich Popow
David Behre
Wojtek Czyz
Marathon T46
Tito Sena
 Brazil
Abderrahman Ait Khamouch
 Spain
Frederic van den Heede
 Belgium
Long jump F42/44
Markus Rehm
 Germany
Wojtek Czyz
 Germany
Daniel Jorgensen
 Denmark
F46
Liu Fuliang
 China
Arnaud Assoumani
 France
Huseyn Hasanov
 Azerbaijan
Triple jump F46
Liu Fuliang
 China
Arnaud Assoumani
 France
Aliaksandr Subota
 Belarus
High jump F42
Iliesa Delana
 Fiji
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
 India
Lukasz Mamczarz
 Poland
F46
Maciej Lepiato
 Poland
Jeff Skiba
 United States
Chen Hongjie
 China
Shot put F42/44
Jackie Christiansen
 Denmark
Darko Kralj
 Croatia
Aled Davies
 Great Britain
F46
Nikita Prokhorov
 Russia
Hou Zhanbiao
 China
Tomasz Rebisz
 Poland
Discus throw F42
Aled Davies
 Great Britain
Mehrdad Karam Zadeh
 Iran
Wang Lezheng
 China
F44
Jeremy Campbell
 United States
Dan Greaves
 Great Britain
Farzad Sepahvand
 Iran

Women's events

Event Classification Gold Silver Bronze
100 m T42
Martina Caironi
 Italy
Kelly Cartwright
 Australia
Jana Schmidt
 Germany
T44
Marie-Amelie le Fur
 France
Marlou van Rhijn
 Netherlands
April Holmes
 United States
T46
Yunidis Castillo
 Cuba
Nikol Rodomakina
 Russia
Wang Yanping
 China
200 m T44
Marlou van Rhijn
 Netherlands
Marie-Amelie le Fur
 France
Katrin Green
 Germany
T46
Yunidis Castillo
 Cuba
Alicja Fiodorow
 Poland
Anrune Liebenberg
 South Africa
400 m T46
Yunidis Castillo
 Cuba
Anrune Liebenberg
 South Africa
Alicja Fiodorow
 Poland
Long jump F42/44
Kelly Cartwright
 Australia
Stefanie Reid
 Great Britain
Marie-Amelie le Fur
 France
F46
Nikol Rodomakina
 Russia
Carlee Beattie
 Australia
Ouyang Jingling
 China
Shot put F42/44
Yao Juan
 China
Yang Yue
 China
Michaela Floeth
 Germany
Javelin throw F46
Katarzyna Piekart
 Poland
Nataliya Gudkova
 Russia
Madeleine Hogan
 Australia

See also

References

  1. "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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