Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...
were held in
Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, p ...
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
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T35 •
T36 •
T37
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T38 •
T42 •
T44
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T46 •
T52 •
T53
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T54
* Men's 200 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T36 •
T37 •
T38
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T44 •
T46 •
T52
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T53 •
T54
* Men's 400 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T36 •
T38 •
T44
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T46 •
T52 •
T53
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T54
* Men's 800 m
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T12 •
T13 •
T36
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T37 •
T46 •
T52
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T53 •
T54
* Men's 1500 m
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T11 •
T13 •
T46
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T54
* Men's 5000 m
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T11 •
T13 •
T46
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T54
* Men's 10000 m
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T12
* Men's 4 × 100 m relay
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T11–T13
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T35–T38
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T42–T46
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T53–T54
* Men's 4 × 400 m relay
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T53–T54
* Men's Marathon
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T12 •
T46 •
T52
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T54
Track events - Women
* Women's 100 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T36 •
T37 •
T38
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T42 •
T44 •
T46
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T52 •
T53 •
T54
* Women's 200 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T36 •
T37 •
T38
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T44 •
T46 •
T52
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T53 •
T54
* Women's 400 m
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T12 •
T13 •
T53
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T54
* Women's 800 m
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T12–13
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T53
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T54
* Women's 1500 m
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T13
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T54
* Women's 5000 m
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T54
* Women's 4 × 100 m relay
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T53–T54
* Women's Marathon
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T54
Field events - Men
* Men's Club throw
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F32/51
* Men's Discus throw
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F11–12
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F32/51
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F33–34/52
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F35–36
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F37–38
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F42
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F44
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F53–54
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F55–56
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F57–58
* Men's High jump
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F44/46
* Men's Javelin throw
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F11–12
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F33–34/52
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F35–36
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F37–38
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F42/44
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F53–54
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F55–56
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F57–58
* Men's Long jump
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F11
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F12
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F37–38
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F42/44
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F46
* Men's Pentathlon
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P12
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P44
* Men's Shot put
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F11–12
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F32
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F33–34/52
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F35–36
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F37–38
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F40
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F42
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F44
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F53–54
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F55–56
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F57–58
* Men's Triple jump
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F11
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F12
Field events - Women
* Women's Discus throw
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F12–13
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F32–34/51–53
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F35–36
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F37–38
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F40
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F42–46
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F54–56
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F57–58
* Women's Javelin throw
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F33–34/52–53
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F35–38
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F42–46
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F54–56
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F57–58
* Women's Long jump
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F12
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F13
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F42
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F44
* Women's Shot put
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F12–13
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F32–34/52–53
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F35–36
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F37–38
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F40
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F42–46
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F54–56
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F57–58
Participating countries
There were 1028 athletes (696 male, 332 female) from 111 countries taking part in the athletics competitions.
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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
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...
). 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
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* 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
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Diane Roy was initially awarded the gold,
Shelly Woods
Rochelle "Shelly" Woods (born 4 June 1986) is an elite British Paralympic athlete from the suburb of Layton in Blackpool, Lancashire. Woods is a T54 athlete who competes as a wheelchair racer in medium and long-distance events. She has compe ...
the silver and
Amanda McGrory
Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986) is an American wheelchair athlete.
Biography
McGrory graduated from Unionville High School (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania), Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
She attended the University of ...
the bronze in the women's 5000 m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and func ...
following protests by the
Australian
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal A ...
,
US and
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
*Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
*Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
*Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
* Swiss Internation ...
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.
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Rebecca Chin of
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It ...
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
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field ...
References
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External links
Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
{{Paralympic Games Athletics
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Paralympics
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