Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F20
| Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
.svg.png) Paralympic Athletics | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
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| Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 1100 (740 men, 360 women) |
| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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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 | ||||||
| T/F20 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||||
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.[1] A restricted number of events were held in the stadium for athletes with intellectual impairment.
Classification
For more details on this topic, see Disability sport 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 |
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| 1500 m | T20 |
 Peyman Nasiri BazanjaniIran (IRI) |
 Daniel PekPoland (POL) |
Rafal Korc Poland (POL) |
| Long jump | F20 |
 Jose Antonio Exposito PineiroSpain (ESP) |
 Zoran TalicCroatia (CRO) |
 Lenine CunhaPortugal (POR) |
| Shot put | F20 |
 Todd HodgettsAustralia (AUS) |
 Jeffrey IgeSweden (SWE) |
 Muhammad Ziyad ZolkefliMalaysia (MAS) |
Women's events
| Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1500 m | T20 |
Barbara Niewiedzial (Guide) Poland (POL) |
Arleta Meloch (Guide) Poland (POL) |
 Ilona Biacsi(Guide) Hungary (HUN) |
| Long jump | F20 |
Karolina Kucharczyk Poland (POL) |
 Krestina ZhukovaRussia (RUS) |
Mikela Ristoski Croatia (CRO) |
| Shot put | F20 |
Ewa Durska Poland (POL) |
 Anastasiia MysnykUkraine (UKR) |
Svitlana Kudelya Ukraine (UKR) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
External links
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