# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F51–58

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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/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 | T53-54 | T53-54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | 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 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
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. 43 events were staged for athletes with spinal cord disabilities, and 3 staged jointly with cerebral palsy classes.

## Classification

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
### Men's events

| Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m | T51 details | Toni Piispanen Finland | Alvise de Vidi Italy | Mohamed Berrahal Algeria |
| 100 m | T52 details | Raymond Martin United States | Salvador Hernandez Mondragon Mexico | Paul Nitz United States |
| 100 m | T53 details | Mickey Bushell Great Britain | Zhao Yufei China | Yu Shiran China |
| 100 m | T54 details | Leo Pekka Tahti Finland | Liu Yang China | Saichon Konjen Thailand |
| 200 m | T52 details | Raymond Martin United States | Tomoya Ito Japan | Salvador Hernandez Mondragon Mexico |
| 200 m | T53 details | Li Huzhao China | Brent Lakatos Canada | Zhao Yufei China |
| 400 m | T52 details | Raymond Martin United States | Tomoya Ito Japan | Thomas Geierspichler Austria |
| 400 m | T53 details | Li Huzhao China | Brent Lakatos Canada | Richard Colman Australia |
| 400 m | T54 details | Zhang Lixin China | Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands | Liu Chengming China |
| 800 m | T52 details | Raymond Martin United States | Tomoya Ito Japan | Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez Mexico |
| 800 m | T53 details | Richard Colman Australia | Brent Lakatos Canada | Joshua George United States |
| 800 m | T54 details | David Weir Great Britain | Marcel Hug Switzerland | Saichon Konjen Thailand |
| 1500 m | T54 details | David Weir Great Britain | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | Kim Gyu Dae South Korea |
| 5000 m | T54 details | David Weir Great Britain | Kurt Fearnley Australia | Julien Casoli France |
| Marathon | T54 details | David Weir Great Britain | Marcel Hug Switzerland | Kurt Fearnley Australia |
| 4 × 400 m relay | T53/T54 details | China (CHN) Liu Yang Liu Chengming Li Huzhao Zhang Lixin | Thailand (THA) Supachai Koysub Saichon Konjen Sopa Intasen Prawat Wahoram | Australia (AUS) Richard Nicholson Natheniel Arkley Matthew Cameron Richard Colman |
| Shot put | F52/53 details | Aigars Apinis Latvia | Mauro Maximo de Jesus Mexico | Scot Severn United States |
| Shot put | F54/55/56 details | Jalil Bagheri Jeddi Iran | Karol Kozun Poland | Robin Womack Great Britain |
| Shot put | F57/58 details | Alexey Ashapatov Russia | Janusz Rokicki Poland | Michael Louwrens South Africa |
| Club throw | F31/32/51 details | Zeljko Dimitrijevic Serbia | Radim Beles Czech Republic | Lahouari Bahlaz (*) Algeria |
| Discus throw | F51/52/53 details | Mohamed Berrahal Algeria | Aigars Apinis Latvia | Mohamed Zemzemi Tunisia |
| Discus throw | F54/55/56 details | Leonardo Diaz Cuba | Draženko Mitrović Serbia | Ali Mohammad Yari Iran |
| Discus throw | F57/58 details | Alexey Ashapatov Russia | Rostislav Pohlmann Czech Republic | Metawa Abouelkhir Egypt |
| Javelin throw | F52/53 details | Alphanso Cunningham Jamaica | Abdolreza Jokar Iran | Mauro Maximo de Jesus Mexico |
| Javelin throw | F54/55/56 details | Luis Alberto Zepeda Felix Mexico | Alexey Kuznetsov Russia | Manolis Stefanoudakis Greece |
| Javelin throw | F57/58 details | Mohammad Khalvandi Iran | Claudiney Batista dos Santos Brazil | Raed Salem Egypt |
(*) class F32 athlete

### Women's events

| Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m | T52 details | Marieke Vervoort Belgium | Michelle Stilwell Canada | Kerry Morgan United States |
| 100 m | T53 details | Huang Lisha China | Zhou Hongzhuan China | Angela Ballard Australia |
| 100 m | T54 details | Liu Wenjun China | Dong Hongjiao China | Tatyana McFadden United States |
| 200 m | T52 details | Michelle Stilwell Canada | Marieke Vervoort Belgium | Kerry Morgan United States |
| 200 m | T53 details | Huang Lisha China | Angela Ballard Australia | Zhou Hongzhuan China |
| 400 m | T53 details | Zhou Hongzhuan China | Angela Ballard Australia | Huang Lisha China |
| 400 m | T54 details | Tatyana McFadden United States | Dong Hongjiao China | Edith Wolf Switzerland |
| 800 m | T53 details | Zhou Hongzhuan China | Huang Lisha China | Jessica Galli United States |
| 800 m | T54 details | Tatyana McFadden United States | Edith Wolf Switzerland | Zou Lihong China |
| 1500 m | T54 details | Tatyana McFadden United States | Edith Wolf Switzerland | Shirley Reilly United States |
| 5000 m | T54 details | Edith Wolf Switzerland | Shirley Reilly United States | Christie Dawes Australia |
| Marathon | T54 details | Shirley Reilly United States | Shelly Woods Great Britain | Sandra Graf Switzerland |
| Shot put | F54/55/56 details | Yang Liwan China | Marianne Buggenhagen Germany | Angela Madsen United States |
| Shot put | F57/58 details | Angeles Ortiz Hernandez Mexico | Stela Eneva Bulgaria | Eucharia Iyiazi Nigeria |
| Club throw | F31/32/51 details | All medals were won by class F32 athletes | All medals were won by class F32 athletes | All medals were won by class F32 athletes |
| Discus throw | F51/52/53 details | Josie Pearson Great Britain | O Neill Catherine Ireland | Zena Cole United States |
| Discus throw | F57/58 details | Nassima Saifi Algeria | Stela Eneva Bulgaria | Orla Barry Ireland |
| Javelin | F33/34/52/53 details | All medals were won by class F34 athletes | All medals were won by class F34 athletes | All medals were won by class F34 athletes |
| Javelin | F54/55/56 details | Yang Liwan China | Hania Aidi Tunisia | Martina Willing Germany |
| Javelin | F57/58 details | Liu Ming China | Safia Djelal Algeria | Larisa Volik Russia |