Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53
# Athletics at the 2016 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 Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 14–15 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

## Heats

### Heat 1

11:26 14 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 2232 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 1:37.45 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 1249 | Huzhao Li | China | 1:37.77 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | 2352 | Joshua George | United States | 1:37.87 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 1778 | Dong-ho Jung | South Korea | 1:38.77 | q |
| 5 | 7 | 1794 | Hamad Aladwani | Kuwait | 1:43.69 | q |
| 6 | 4 | 1049 | Richard Colman | Australia | 1:43.79 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1735 | Hitoshi Matsunaga | Japan | 1:44.67 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1209 | Jean-Philippe Maranda | Canada | 1:44.98 | |

### Heat 2

11:34 14 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | 1208 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 1:43.37 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 1472 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 1:43.54 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 2375 | Brian Siemann | United States | 1:43.79 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | 1780 | Byung Hoon Yoo | South Korea | 1:44.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1271 | Yufei Zhao | China | 1:44.46 | |
| 6 | 8 | 1509 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain | 1:46.23 | |
| | 1 | 2230 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand | | DSQ |
| | 6 | 1671 | Patrick Monahan | Ireland | | DSQ |

## Final

19:01 15 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | 2232 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 1:40.78 |
| | 5 | 1472 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 1:40.97 |
| | 8 | 1208 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 1:41.09 |
| 4 | 1 | 2375 | Brian Siemann | United States | 1:41.11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2352 | Joshua George | United States | 1:41.23 |
| 6 | 6 | 1249 | Huzhao Li | China | 1:41.91 |
| 7 | 7 | 1778 | Dong-ho Jung | South Korea | 1:42.89 |
| 8 | 2 | 1794 | Hamad Aladwani | Kuwait | 1:50.62 |
