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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] 31 events were staged for amputee athletes.
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) |
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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Classification | ||||||||||
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||||
T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||||
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||
F40: Les Autres | ||||||||||
T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||||
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||||
Men T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
Track | ||||||||||
100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
200 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
400 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
800 m | T46 | |||||||||
1500 m | T46 | |||||||||
4×100 m relay | T42-46 | |||||||||
Road | ||||||||||
Marathon | T46 | |||||||||
Field | ||||||||||
Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Triple jump | F46 | |||||||||
High jump | F42 | F46 | ||||||||
Shot put | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Discus throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
Javelin throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
Women T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
Track | ||||||||||
100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
200 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
400 m | T46 | |||||||||
Field | ||||||||||
Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Shot put | F42-44 | |||||||||
Javelin throw | F46 |
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.
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