Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T46
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T46

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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 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
| High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | 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 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 |
| Javelin throw | | | | | F46 |

The Men's 800 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 8 September.

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

| World & Paralympic record | Marcin Awizen (POL) | 1:52.36 | 15 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
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| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Gunther Matzinger (AUT) | 1:51.82 | 8 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 10:58. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Gunther Matzinger | Austria | 1:55.33 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 1:55.38 | Q |
| 3 | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 1:55.39 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 1:55.51 | q, PB |
| 5 | Abdelhadi El Harti | Morocco | 1:56.62 | q, PB |
| 6 | Tesfalem Gebru Kebede | Ethiopia | 1:57.22 | SB |
| 7 | Matthew Silcocks | Australia | 1:58.51 | |
| 8 | Cahit Kilicaslan | Turkey | 1:59.14 | PB |
| 9 | Chris Hammer | United States | 2:04.68 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 1:58.08 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | 1:58.18 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 1:59.23 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Kiross Tekle Redae | Ethiopia | 1:59.95 | SB |
| 5 | Alexey Kotlov | Russia | 2:00.21 | |
| 6 | Remy Nikobimeze | Burundi | 2:00.25 | PB |
| 7 | Marcin Awizen | Poland | 2:01.32 | SB |
| 8 | Davide Dalla Palma | Italy | 2:02.24 | |
| 9 | Samuel Colmenares | Venezuela | 2:05.40 | SB |
| 10 | Michael Roeger | Australia | DNF | |

### Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:02.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | Gunther Matzinger | Austria | 1:51.82 | WR |
| | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 1:52.33 | RR |
| | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 1:53.03 | SB |
| 4 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 1:54.94 | PB |
| 5 | Abdelhadi El Harti | Morocco | 1:56.19 | PB |
| 6 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 1:56.57 | |
| 7 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:03.78 | |
| | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | DQ | |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

