Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40

Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Venue	Olympic Stadium The Mall
Dates	31 August – 9 September 2012
Competitors	1100 (740 men, 360 women)

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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
F40
Field
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men

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] Five throwing events were staged for class F40, athletes with dwarfism.

Classification

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:

11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
42–46: Amputees
51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shot put	Wang Zhiming China (CHN)	Hocine Gherzouli Algeria (ALG)	Paschalis Stathelakos Greece (GRE)
Discus throw	Wang Zhiming China (CHN)	Paschalis Stathelakos Greece (GRE)	Jonathan De Souza Santos Brazil (BRA)
Javelin throw	Wang Zhiming China (CHN)	Ahmed Naas Iraq (IRQ)	Wildan Nukhailawi Iraq (IRQ)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shot put	Raoua Tlili Tunisia (TUN)	Meng Genjimisu China (CHN)	Najat El Garraa Morocco (MAR)
Discus throw	Najat El Garraa Morocco (MAR)	Raoua Tlili Tunisia (TUN)	Meng Genjimisu China (CHN)

References

↑ "Paralympic Athletics". London 2012 website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

External links

International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations

Events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics (London)

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