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 ...
events at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Ga ...
were held in the
Olympic Stadium
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and in
The Mall in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.
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", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.
Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 did not use a guide runner. Guide runners were awarded medals alongside their athletes.
Participating nations
1133 athletes from 141 nations competed.
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Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Events
For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
;Track Events
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Men's 100 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T34 •
T35 •
T36 •
T37 •
T38
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T42 •
T44 •
T46
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T51 •
T52 •
T53 •
T54
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Men's 200 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T34 •
T35 •
T36 •
T37 •
T38
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T42 •
T44 •
T46
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T52 •
T53
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Men's 400 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T36 •
T38
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T44 •
T46
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T52 •
T53 •
T54
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Men's 800 m
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T12 •
T13
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T36 •
T37
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T52 •
T53
*Men's 1500 m
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T11 •
T13
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T20 •
T37
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T46 •
T54
*Men's 5000 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T54
*Men's 4 × 100 m relay
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T11-13 •
T42-46
*Men's 4 × 400 m relay
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T53-54
*Men's Marathon
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T12 •
T46 •
T54
*Women's 100 m
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T11 •
T12 •
T13
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T34 •
T35 •
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
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T34 •
T35 •
T36 •
T37 •
T38
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T44 •
T46
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T52 •
T53
*Women's 400 m
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T12 •
T13
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T53 •
T54
*Women's 800 m
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T53 •
T54
*Women's 1500 m
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T12 •
T20 •
T54
*Women's 5000 m
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T54
*Women's 4 × 100 m relay
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T35-38
*Women's Marathon
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T54
;Field Events
*Men's Club throw
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F31/32/51
*Men's Discus throw
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F11 •
F32-34 •
F35-36
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F37-38 •
F40 •
F42
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F44 •
F51-53 •
F54-56
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F57-58
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Men's High jump
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F42 •
F46
*Men's Javelin throw
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F12-13 •
F33-34
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F40 •
F42 •
F44
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F52-53 •
F54-56 •
F57-58
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Men's Long jump
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F11 •
F13 •
F20
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F36 •
F37-38 •
F42-44
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F46
*Men's Triple jump
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F11 •
F12 •
F46
*Men's Shot put
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F11-12
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F20 •
F32-33 •
F34
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F40 •
F42-44 •
F46
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F52-53 •
F54-56 •
F57-58
*Women's Club throw
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F31/32/51
*Women's Discus throw
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F11-12 •
F35-36 •
F37
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F40 •
F51-53 •
F57-58
*Women's Javelin throw
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F12-13 •
F33-34/52-53 •
F37-38
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F46
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F54-56 •
F57-58
*Women's Long jump
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F11-12 •
F13 •
F20
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F37-38 •
F42-44 •
F46
*Women's Shot put
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F11-12 •
F20 •
F32-34
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F35-36 •
F37 •
F40
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F42-44 •
F54-56 •
F57-58
See also
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The athletics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 ...
References
External links
International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations
{{Paralympic Games Athletics
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2012 Summer Paralympics events
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Athletics in London
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