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. 31 events were staged for amputee athletes.
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
EventClassificationGoldSilverBronze 100 mT42T44T46 200 mT42T44T46 400 mT44T46 800 mT46 1500 mT46 4 × 100 m relayT42/T46 Samkelo RadebeZivan SmithArnu FourieOscar Pistorius Liu ZhimingLiu FuliangXie HexingZhao Xu Markus RehmHeinrich PopowDavid BehreWojtek Czyz MarathonT46 Long jumpF42/44F46 Triple jumpF46 High jumpF42F46 Shot putF42/44F46 Discus throwF42F44
Women's events
EventClassificationGoldSilverBronze 100 mT42T44T46 200 mT44T46 400 mT46 Long jumpF42/44F46 Shot putF42/44 Javelin throwF46
See also Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
External links International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations