Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F20
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F20

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. A restricted number of events were held in the stadium for athletes with intellectual impairment.

## 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 | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1500 m | T20 details | Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran | Daniel Pek Poland | Rafal Korc Poland |
| Long jump | F20 details | Jose Antonio Exposito Pineiro Spain | Zoran Talic Croatia | Lenine Cunha Portugal |
| Shot put | F20 details | Todd Hodgetts Australia | Jeffrey Ige Sweden | Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Malaysia |

### Women's events

| Event | Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1500 m | T20 details | Barbara Niewiedzial (Guide) Poland | Arleta Meloch (Guide) Poland | Ilona Biacsi (Guide) Hungary |
| Long jump | F20 details | Karolina Kucharczyk Poland | Krestina Zhukova Russia | Mikela Ristoski Croatia |
| Shot put | F20 details | Ewa Durska Poland | Anastasiia Mysnyk Ukraine | Svitlana Kudelya Ukraine |
