The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from September 2 to September 4, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested over this distance.

Schedule

RRound 1 ½Semifinals FFinal
Date[1]Thu 2Fri 3Sat 4
EventMEMEME
T34 800mRF
T53 800mRF
T54 800mRF

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34
Walid Ktila
 Tunisia		1:45.50 Mohamed Hammadi
 United Arab Emirates		1:45.59 Wang Yang
 China		1:45.68
T53
Pongsakorn Paeyo
 Thailand		1:36.07 GR Brent Lakatos
 Canada		1:36.32 Pierre Fairbank
 France		1:39.67
T54
Marcel Hug
 Switzerland		1:33.68 Dai Yunqiang
 China		1:34.11 Saichon Konjen
 Thailand		1:34.19

Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

T34

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.

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:55:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Walid Ktila Tunisia1:45.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3Mohamed Hammadi United Arab Emirates1:45.59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2Wang Yang China1:45.68SB
46Henry Manni Finland1:47.34
58Austin Smeenk Canada1:47.58
61Rheed McCracken Australia1:47.68SB
75Isaac Towers Great Britain1:48.08
87Ben Rowlings Great Britain1:48.63

T53

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

The final in this classification took place on 2 September, at 20:03:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)3Pongsakorn Paeyo Thailand1:36.07GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)6Brent Lakatos Canada1:36.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4Pierre Fairbank France1:39.67
42Yang Shaoqiao China1:40.08SB
57Pichet Krungget Thailand1:40.09
61Vitalii Gritsenko RPC1:40.51SB
75Masaberee Arsae Thailand1:42.09
88Brian Siemann United States1:47.18

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.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September, at 20:32:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5Marcel Hug Switzerland1:33.68
2nd place, silver medalist(s)2Dai Yunqiang China1:34.11SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7Saichon Konjen Thailand1:34.19
46Daniel Romanchuk United States1:34.48
58Zhang Yong China1:34.55
64Prawat Wahoram Thailand1:34.58
73Putharet Khongrak Thailand1:35.86
81Julien Casoli France1:39.62

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "T34 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "T53 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "T54 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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