Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T34

The men's 800 metres T34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 3 and 4 September 2021.

Men's 800 metres T34
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3–4 September 2021
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walid Ktila  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Alhammadi  United Arab Emirates
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Yang  China
2016

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Walid Ktila (TUN) 1:36.78 Arbon, Switzerland 24 May 2021
Paralympic Record   Mohamed Alhammadi (UAE) 1:40.24 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 1:36.78 WR Walid Ktila   Tunisia
America 1:42.63 Austin Smeenk   Canada
Asia 1:37.84 Mohamed Alhammadi   United Arab Emirates
Europe 1:39.12 Ben Rowlings   Great Britain
Oceania 1:41.25 Rheed McCracken   Australia

Results edit

Heats edit

Heat 1 took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:29:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Mohamed Alhammadi   United Arab Emirates 1:45.50 Q, SB
2 4 Isaac Towers   Great Britain 1:46.58 Q, SB
3 6 Henry Manni   Finland 1:46.84 Q
4 7 Austin Smeenk   Canada 1:46.99 q
5 5 Chaiwat Rattana   Thailand 1:53.75 SB

Heat 2 took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:36:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Walid Ktila   Tunisia 1:46.59 Q
2 3 Wang Yang   China 1:47.48 Q, SB
3 6 Rheed McCracken   Australia 1:48.09 Q, SB
4 4 Ben Rowlings   Great Britain 1:48.21 q
5 7 Ahmed Nawad   United Arab Emirates 1:49.71

Final edit

The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:55:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Walid Ktila   Tunisia 1:45.50
  3 Mohamed Alhammadi   United Arab Emirates 1:45.59
  2 Wang Yang   China 1:45.68 SB
4 6 Henry Manni   Finland 1:47.34
5 8 Austin Smeenk   Canada 1:47.58
6 1 Rheed McCracken   Australia 1:47.68 SB
7 5 Isaac Towers   Great Britain 1:48.08
8 7 Ben Rowlings   Great Britain 1:48.63

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.