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

Athletics – Men's 800 metres at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France
Dates	5 – 7 September 2024
No. of events	3

800 metres

Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54

The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Stade de France from 5 to 7 September, 2024. A total of 3 events will be contested over this distance.

Schedule

R

Round 1

F

Final

Date[1]	Thu 5		Fri 6		Sat 7
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E
T34 800m			R		F
T53 800m	R	F
T54 800m	R	F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T34 details	Austin Smeenk  Canada	1:39.27	Chaiwat Rattana  Thailand	1:39.48	Rheed McCracken  Australia	1:40.13
T53 details	Brent Lakatos  Canada	1:37.32 SB	Pongsakorn Paeyo  Thailand	1:38.26	Brian Siemann  United States	1:38.44
T54 details	Jin Hua  China	1:28.20 PR, AR	Dai Yunqiang  China	1:29.94 PB	Marcel Hug  Switzerland	1:30.98

Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

T34

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

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.

The final in this classification will take place on 7 September 2024, at 10:12:^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Austin Smeenk	Canada	1:39.27
	Chaiwat Rattana	Thailand	1:39.48
	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

T53

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 19:58:^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Brent Lakatos	Canada	1:37.32
	Pongsakorn Paeyo	Thailand	1:38.26
	Brian Siemann	United States	1:38.44
4	Pierre Fairbank	France	1:40.69
5	Pichet Krungget	Thailand	1:40.71
6	Masaberee Arsae	Thailand	1:40.91
7	Yoo Byung-hoon	South Korea	1:41.20	SB
8	Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi	Tunisia	1:42.50	AR

T54

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 20:21:^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Jin Hua	China	1:28.20	PR
	Dai Yunqiang	China	1:29.94	PB
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:30.98
4	Nathan Maguire	Great Britain	1:31.09
5	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:31.24
6	Athiwat Paeng-Nuea	Thailand	1:31.27
7	Saichon Konjen	Thailand	1:31.60
8	Hu Yang	China	1:31.89	SB

References

1. "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
2. "Men's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. p. 106. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
3. "Men's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 110. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "Men's 800m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 111. Retrieved 6 September 2024.