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

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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

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Men's events

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

Women's events

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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