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] 42 events were staged for athletes with cerebral palsy, and 3 jointly with athletes with spinal cord damage.
| Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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.svg) Paralympic Athletics | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
| Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 1100 (740 men, 360 women) |
| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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/F31–38 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 200 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 400 m | T36 | T38 | ||||
| 800 m | T36 | T37 | ||||
| 1500 m | T37 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F36 | F37-38 | ||||
| Shot put | F32-33 | F34 | ||||
| F37-38 | ||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||
| Discus throw | F32-34 | F35-36 | ||||
| F37-38 | ||||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34 | |||||
| Women T/F31–38 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 200 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 400 m | T37 | |||||
| 4×100 m relay | T35-38 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F37-38 | |||||
| Shot put | F32-34 | F35-36 | ||||
| F37 | ||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||
| Discus throw | F35-36 | F37 | ||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F37-38 | ||||
Classification
editAthletes 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
editMen's events
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(*) F51 competitor
Women's events
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.