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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] A restricted number of events were held in the stadium for athletes with intellectual impairment.
Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Olympic Stadium The Mall |
Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2012 |
Competitors | 1100 (740 men, 360 women) |
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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1500 m | T20 |
Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran |
Daniel Pek Poland |
Rafal Korc Poland |
Long jump | F20 |
Jose Antonio Exposito Pineiro Spain |
Zoran Talic Croatia |
Lenine Cunha Portugal |
Shot put | F20 |
Todd Hodgetts Australia |
Jeffrey Ige Sweden |
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Malaysia |
Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1500 m | T20 |
Barbara Niewiedzial (Guide) Poland |
Arleta Meloch (Guide) Poland |
Ilona Biacsi (Guide) Hungary |
Long jump | F20 |
Karolina Kucharczyk Poland |
Krestina Zhukova Russia |
Mikela Ristoski Croatia |
Shot put | F20 |
Ewa Durska Poland |
Anastasiia Mysnyk Ukraine |
Svitlana Kudelya Ukraine |
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