Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.
Classification
Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.
The athletics classifications are:
11–13: Blind athletes
32–38: 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 are given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.
Events
For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
Track events - Men
Men's 100 m
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T35 • T36 • T37
• T38 • T42 • T44
• T46 • T52 • T53
• T54
Men's 200 m
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T37 • T38
• T44 • T46 • T52
• T53 • T54
Men's 400 m
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T38 • T44
• T46 • T52 • T53
• T54
Men's 800 m
• T12 • T13 • T36
• T37 • T46 • T52
• T53 • T54
Men's 1500 m
• T11 • T13 • T46
• T54
Men's 5000 m
• T11 • T13 • T46
• T54
Men's 10000 m
• T12
Men's 4 × 100 m relay
• T11–T13
• T35–T38
• T42–T46
• T53–T54
Men's 4 × 400 m relay
• T53–T54
Men's Marathon
• T12 • T46 • T52
• T54
Track events - Women
Women's 100 m
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T37 • T38
• T42 • T44 • T46
• T52 • T53 • T54
Women's 200 m
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T37 • T38
• T44 • T46 • T52
• T53 • T54
Women's 400 m
• T12 • T13 • T53
• T54
Women's 800 m
• T12–13
• T53
• T54
Women's 1500 m
• T13
• T54
Women's 5000 m
• T54
Women's 4 × 100 m relay
• T53–T54
Women's Marathon
• T54
Field events - Men
Men's Club throw
F32/51
Men's Discus throw
F11–12
F32/51
F33–34/52
F35–36
F37–38
F42
F44
F53–54
F55–56
F57–58
Men's High jump
F44/46
Men's Javelin throw
F11–12
F33–34/52
F35–36
F37–38
F42/44
F53–54
F55–56
F57–58
Men's Long jump
F11
F12
F37–38
F42/44
F46
Men's Pentathlon
P12
P44
Men's Shot put
F11–12
F32
F33–34/52
F35–36
F37–38
F40
F42
F44
F53–54
F55–56
F57–58
Men's Triple jump
F11
F12
Field events - Women
Women's Discus throw
F12–13
F32–34/51–53
F35–36
F37–38
F40
F42–46
F54–56
F57–58
Women's Javelin throw
F33–34/52–53
F35–38
F42–46
F54–56
F57–58
Women's Long jump
F12
F13
F42
F44
Women's Shot put
F12–13
F32–34/52–53
F35–36
F37–38
F40
F42–46
F54–56
F57–58
Participating countries
There were 1028 athletes (696 male, 332 female) from 111 countries taking part in the athletics competitions.
Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their athletes (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Men's events
*David Weir was initially awarded the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a re-run of the race was ordered after a lane violation was discovered. However, following a letter from Kurt Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, asking that, in the spirit of sportsmanship, the result not be overturned the re-run was cancelled and the medals reinstated.
Women's events
† Diane Roy was initially awarded the gold, Shelly Woods the silver and Amanda McGrory the bronze in the women's 5000 m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee following protests by the Australian, US and Swiss teams after 6 competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap. The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order.
†† Rebecca Chin of Great Britain was originally awarded the silver medal in the women's discus throw F37-38 event. Following a challenge to her classification, Chin was deemed ineligible for the event, stripped of her medal, and her results were erased.
See also
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links
Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008
2008 Summer Paralympics events
Paralympics
2008 Paralympics