Event: | Athletics |
Games: | 2012 Summer |
Venue: | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
Dates: | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
Competitors: | 1100 (740 men, 360 women) |
Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.[1] 31 events were staged for amputee athletes.
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:
The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.
Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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100 m | T42 | ||||
T44 | |||||
T46 | |||||
200 m | T44 | ||||
T46 | |||||
400 m | T46 | ||||
Long jump | F42/44 | ||||
F46 | |||||
Shot put | F42/44 | ||||
Javelin throw | F46 |