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Athletics At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 Metres
The Men's 200m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. A total of 15 events were contested over this distance for 19 different classifications Classification is the activity of assigning objects to some pre-existing classes or categories. This is distinct from the task of establishing the classes themselves (for example through cluster analysis). Examples include diagnostic tests, identif .... Schedule Medal summary Results The following were the results of the finals of each of the Men's 200 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page. T11 17:51 15 September 2016: T12 19:03 17 September 2016: T35 10:50 12 September 2016: T42 19:08 11 September 2016: T44 19:21 12 September 2016: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's 200 metres Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
Para-athletics, Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across both genders where 1,100 athletes competed. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded. Classification and events 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: Blindness, Blind (11) and visual impairment, visually impaired (12, 13) athletes *20: Athletes with an intellectual disability *31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; 31-34 for wheelchair events, 35-38 for ambulant (running) events *40-41: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism) *42–47: Amputees *51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability The class numbers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Tsvietov
Ihor Tsvietov (; born 2 March 1994) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He competes as T35-classified athlete in 100 and 200 metres sprinting events. He won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: in the men's 100 metres T35 event and in the men's 200 metres T35 event. He also won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom. Tsvietov also won the gold medals in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Woodhall
Hunter Woodhall (born February 17, 1999) is an American track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in Men's 400 m T62 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, following a bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He made his international debut in 2015 with a silver and bronze medal at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and later won a bronze and silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. After graduating from Syracuse High School, he became the first double amputee to earn an NCAA Division I scholarship. Early life Woodhall was born in Georgia, United States while his father was serving in the military. Woodhall's parents decided to amputate both of his legs at 11 months old due to fibular hemimelia. Raised in Syracuse, Utah, he was homeschooled until fifth grade and upon entering public school he was bullied for his disability. Although he was initially given prosthetic legs, Woodhall switched to carbon fiber "blades" for running and joined a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Malone
Liam Bevan Malone (born 23 December 1993) is a former New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in sprint events. He represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won gold medals in the men's 200 metres T44 and 400 metres T44, and the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T44. Personal life Malone was born in Nelson, the son of Murray Robert Malone and Trudi Scott. He grew up in the suburb of Stoke and was educated at Nayland College. He is the grandson of Peter Malone, who served as the mayor of Nelson from 1980 to 1992. He is also the great-great-great-grandson of Robert Trimble, a 19th-century member of the New Zealand Parliament, and the great-great-great-great-grandson of Abel Heywood, who served two separate terms as mayor of Manchester in the 1860s and 1870s. Malone is also the great-great-great-nephew of Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone, who commanded the Wellington Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli. Malone was born w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Henson
David Henson, MBE (born 15 September 1984) is a British parasport athlete competing mainly in T42 classification sprint events. He has represented Britain at the Invictus Games, World and European Championships and in 2016 he was selected for the Summer Paralympics in Rio, winning a bronze medal in the 200m sprint (T42). Personal history Henson was born in Southampton, England in 1984. He was educated at St George Catholic College in Southampton before going to University of Hertfordshire to study mechanical engineering. After leaving university he joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to undertake his initial training as an Army officer. He passed out of Sandhurst in 2008, joining the 22 Engineer Regiment as Second Lieutenant. In February 2010 Henson was moved to the bomb disposal unit of the Royal Engineers, before being deployed to Afghanistan in October. In Afghanistan part of his duties included the leadership of a detachment force clearing improvised explosive d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntando Mahlangu
Ntando Mahlangu (born 26 January 2002) is a South African Paralympic athlete. He won the gold medal in both the men's long jump T63 and men's 200 metres T61 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres T42 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is also a two-time medallist at the World Para Athletics Championships. Personal life Mahlangu was born with fibular hemimelia, which affected the development of both his legs below the knee. In 2012, it was decided to amputate both his legs at the knee. Later that year he received his first set of blades from South African CharitJumping Kids He attended primary school at Laerskool Constantiapark and high school at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in Pretoria. Career Early in his career, he competed as a T42-classified athlete. Mahlangu represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro where he won the silver m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Whitehead (athlete)
Richard Whitehead MBE (born 19 July 1976) is a British athlete. He runs with prosthetic legs, as he has a double through-knee congenital amputation. He has set world records for athletes with a double amputation, in both the full and half marathon. Biography Whitehead's earlier career was a swimming teacher at Clifton Leisure Centre in Nottingham. He is a former ice sledge hockey player, and competed for the GB team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin. At the 2010 Chicago Marathon, Whitehead broke his previous world record for athletes with lower-limb amputations, with a time of 2:42:52. That time was bested by 28 seconds by Marko Cheseto at the 2019 Boston Marathon. Whitehead was unable to compete in the marathon at London 2012 as there was no category for leg amputees, and was refused permission by the IPC to compete against upper-body amputees and so had to turn to sprinting to compete at the 2012 Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the 200m T42 Athletics e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fábio Da Silva Bordignon
Fábio da Silva Bordignon (born 20 June 1992) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete competing in T35-classification events. He won two silver medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. Career Bordignon represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medals in both the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events. In both events, the gold and bronze medals were won by Ihor Tsvietov and Hernan Barreto respectively. At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, United Kingdom, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T35 event with a time of 26.94. At the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Bordignon won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T35 event and the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T35 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahdi Afri
Mahdi Afri (born 1 January 1996) is a visually impaired Moroccan Paralympic athlete competing in T12-classification sprinting events. He represented Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two medals: the silver medal in the men's 400 metres T12 event and the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T12 event. At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games () was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Previously, the event was held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally sch ... in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's 400 metres T12 event and the bronze medal in the 100 metres T12 event. At the 2017 World Championships he won the gold medal in both the men's 200 metres T12 and men's 400 metres T12 events. Two years later, at the 2019 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: paracanoe, canoeing and the paratriathlon. The lead-up to these Paralympics were met with financial shortcomings attributed to tepid sponsor interest and ticket sales, which resulted in cuts to volunteer staffing and transport, the re-location of events and the partial deconstruction of the Deodoro Military Club, Deodoro venue cluster. However, ticket sales b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton Langenhoven
Hilton Langenhoven (born 21 June 1983) is a South African athlete and three time Paralympic Champion, competing mainly in category F12 (visual impairment) long jump events. He was born in Somerset West, Western Cape. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the men's Long jump – F12 event, finished eighth in the men's 100 metres – T12 event, finished eighth in the men's 200 metres – T12 event and finished fifth in the men's Javelin throw – F12 event. At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 100 metres T12 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ..., China, a gold medal in the men's 200 metres – T12 event, a gold med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
