Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T34
# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T34

The men's 800 metres T34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 3 and 4 September 2021.

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:

| World Record | Walid Ktila (TUN) | 1:36.78 | Arbon, Switzerland | 24 May 2021 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Paralympic Record | Mohamed Alhammadi (UAE) | 1:40.24 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 1:36.78 WR | Walid Ktila | Tunisia |
| America | 1:42.63 | Austin Smeenk | Canada |
| Asia | 1:37.84 | Mohamed Alhammadi | United Arab Emirates |
| Europe | 1:39.12 | Ben Rowlings | Great Britain |
| Oceania | 1:41.25 | Rheed McCracken | Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Heat 1 took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:29:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Mohamed Alhammadi | United Arab Emirates | 1:45.50 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Isaac Towers | Great Britain | 1:46.58 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Henry Manni | Finland | 1:46.84 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Austin Smeenk | Canada | 1:46.99 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Chaiwat Rattana | Thailand | 1:53.75 | SB |

Heat 2 took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:36:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Walid Ktila | Tunisia | 1:46.59 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Wang Yang | China | 1:47.48 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Rheed McCracken | Australia | 1:48.09 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 4 | Ben Rowlings | Great Britain | 1:48.21 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Ahmed Nawad | United Arab Emirates | 1:49.71 | |

### Final

The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:55:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Walid Ktila | Tunisia | 1:45.50 | |
| | 3 | Mohamed Alhammadi | United Arab Emirates | 1:45.59 | |
| | 2 | Wang Yang | China | 1:45.68 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Henry Manni | Finland | 1:47.34 | |
| 5 | 8 | Austin Smeenk | Canada | 1:47.58 | |
| 6 | 1 | Rheed McCracken | Australia | 1:47.68 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Isaac Towers | Great Britain | 1:48.08 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ben Rowlings | Great Britain | 1:48.63 | |
