Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53

The Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September.

Men's 800 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	4 to 5 September
Competitors	14 from 10 nations
Winning time	1:41.13
Medalists
Richard Colman  Australia Brent Lakatos  Canada Joshua George  United States

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/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record

Li Huzhao (CHN)

1:36.30

15 September 2008

Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 12:54. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Richard Colman	Australia	1:41.86	Q
2	Yoo Byunghoon	South Korea	1:42.20	Q, SB
3	Brent Lakatos	Canada	1:42.22	Q, PB
4	Joshua George	United States	1:42.32	q
5	Jun Hiromichi	Japan	1:42.42	q
6	Zhao Yufei	China	1:42.75	PB
7	Zach Abbott	United States	1:45.95	PB

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Li Huzhao	China	1:46.08	Q
2	Brian Siemann	United States	1:46.38	Q
3	Pierre Fairbank	France	1:46.47	Q
4	Jesus Aguilar	Venezuela	1:46.84
5	Roger Puigbo Verdaguer	Spain	1:47.90
6	Hitoshi Matsunaga	Japan	1:48.38
7	Jaime Ramirez Valencia	Mexico	1:50.37

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:43.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Richard Colman	Australia	1:41.13
	Brent Lakatos	Canada	1:41.24	PB
	Joshua George	United States	1:41.50
4	Li Huzhao	China	1:41.83
5	Yoo Byunghoon	South Korea	1:42.44
6	Jun Hiromichi	Japan	1:42.99
7	Pierre Fairbank	France	1:43.02
8	Brian Siemann	United States	1:43.09

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.