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

The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 8 events were contested over this distance for 8 different classifications.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 31 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sat 1 | Mon 3 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | Wed 5 | Thr 6 | Thr 6 | Fri 7 | Fri 7 | Sat 8 | Sat 8 |
| T12 800m | | | | | R | R | | | F | F | | | | | | |
| T13 800m | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | R | F | F |
| T36 800m | | | | | | | | | R | R | F | F | | | | |
| T37 800m | R | R | F | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T46 800m | | | | | | | | | | | R | R | | | F | F |
| T52 800m | | | | | | | | | | | R | R | F | F | | |
| T53 800m | | | | | | | R | R | F | F | | | | | | |
| T54 800m | | | | | | | R | R | | | ½ | F | | | | |

## Results
### T12

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Final
Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | 1:56.42 |
| | Egor Sharov | Russia | 1:56.65 |
| | David Devine | Great Britain | 1:58.72 |
| 4 | Lazaro Rashid | Cuba | 1:58.76 |

### T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
Final
Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | 1:53.01 | PR |
| | David Korir | Kenya | 1:53.16 | PB |
| | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | 1:53.40 | PB |
| 4 | Lukasz Wietecki | Poland | 1:55.44 | |
| 5 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | 1:55.85 | PB |
| 6 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia | 1:57.33 | |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Arcos Lira | Mexico | 1:58.11 | |
| | Zine Eddine Sekhri | Algeria | DQ | |

### T36

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.
There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 6 September 2012 at 19:24.
Final
Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:24.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Evgenii Shvetcov | Russia | 2:05.32 | PR |
| | Artem Arefyev | Russia | 2:06.13 | PB |
| | Paul Blake | Great Britain | 2:08.24 | |
| 4 | Pavel Kharagezov | Russia | 2:12.47 | PB |
| 5 | Jose Manuel Gonzalez | Spain | 2:15.99 | |
| 6 | Jose Pampano | Spain | 2:21.48 | |
| 7 | Gabriel De Jesus Cuadra Holman | Nicaragua | 2:23.93 | RR |
| 8 | Fabio Gutierrez Torres | Colombia | 2:30.20 | |

### T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).
There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 1 September 2012 at 20:58.
Final
Competed 1 September 2012 at 20:58.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 1:57.22 | WR |
| | Mohamed Charmi | Tunisia | 2:01.45 | RR |
| | Brad Scott | Australia | 2:02.04 | RR |
| 4 | Madjid Djemai | Algeria | 2:04.93 | |
| 5 | Oleksandr Driha | Ukraine | 2:06.17 | PB |
| 6 | Charl du Toit | South Africa | 2:06.67 | |
| 7 | Faycel Othmani | Tunisia | 2:09.35 | PB |
| 8 | Khaled Hanani | Algeria | 2:14.31 | |
| 9 | Djamel Mastouri | France | 2:23.66 | |

### T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
Final
Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:02.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Gunther Matzinger | Austria | 1:51.82 | WR |
| | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 1:52.33 | RR |
| | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 1:53.03 | SB |
| 4 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 1:54.94 | PB |
| 5 | Abdelhadi El Harti | Morocco | 1:56.19 | PB |
| 6 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 1:56.57 | |
| 7 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:03.78 | |
| | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | DQ | |

### T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.
There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 7 September 2012 at 20:39.
Final
Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:39.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Raymond Martin | United States | 2:00.34 | |
| | Tomoya Ito | Japan | 2:00.62 | SB |
| | Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez | Mexico | 2:01.18 | PB |
| 4 | Toshihiro Takada | Japan | 2:02.64 | SB |
| 5 | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria | 2:05.35 | SB |
| 6 | Cristian Torres | Colombia | 2:09.45 | PB |
| 7 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan | 2:11.05 | SB |
| 8 | Josh Roberts | United States | 2:18.57 | |

### T53

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

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
Final
Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:16.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | David Weir | Great Britain | 1:37.63 |
| | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:37.84 |
| | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 1:38.51 |
| 4 | Kim Gyu Dae | South Korea | 1:39.03 |
| 5 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:39.72 |
| 6 | Jordan Bird | United States | 1:40.17 |
| | Julien Casoli | France | DNF |
| | Zhang Lixin | China | DQ |