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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T34

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Men's 800 metres T34
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France, Paris, France
Dates6 September 2024 (round one)
7 September 2024 (final)
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Winning time1:39.27
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Austin Smeenk  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chaiwat Rattana  Thailand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rheed McCracken  Australia
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800 metres
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The Men's 800 metres T34 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place 6 and 7 September at the Stade de France in Paris. 11 athletes entered the heats on 6 September.

Classification

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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.

Records

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T33
World Record  Ahmad Al-Mutairi (KUW) 1:52.52 Qatar Doha 25 October 2015
Paralympic Record  Jeremy Rempel (CAN) 2:45.98 Spain Barcelona 10 September 1992
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T34
World Record  Austin Smeenk (CAN) 1:35.39 France Paris 14 June 2024
Paralympic Record  Mohamed Hammadi (UAE) 1:40.24 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 17 September 2016
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Results

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Round 1

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Round one of this event took place on the morning of 6 September 2024 at the Stade de France. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Wang Yang  China 1:38.57 Q, PR
2 Chaiwat Rattana  Thailand 1:38.61 Q
3 Ali Radi Arshid  Qatar 1:40.36 Q
4 Rheed McCracken  Australia 1:41.51 q
5 Isaac Towers  Great Britain 1:42.62 q
6 Mohamad Othman  United Arab Emirates 1:44.88
Source:[1]

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Walid Ktila  Tunisia 01:44.60 Q
2 Austin Smeenk  Canada 01:44.91 Q
3 Roberto Michel  Mauritius 01:46.17 Q
4 Gong Wenhao  China 01:46.19
5 Henry Manni  Finland 01:46.27
Source:[2]

Final

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The final in this classification will take place on 7 September 2024, at 10:12

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Austin Smeenk  Canada 1:39.27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chaiwat Rattana  Thailand 1:39.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rheed McCracken  Australia 1:40.13
4 Wang Yang  China 1:40.14
5 Walid Ktila  Tunisia 1:41.07
6 Isaac Towers  Great Britain 1:41.68
7 Ali Radi Arshid  Qatar 1:41.84
8 Roberto Michel  Mauritius 1:42.17 SB
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 800m – T34 – Round 1 – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m – T34 – Round 1 – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.