Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T12
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T12

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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/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
| Women T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |

The Men's 800 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 3 to 5 September.

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

## Records

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

| World & Paralympic record | Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN) | 1:52.13 | 10 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
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## Results

### Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 12:16. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | David Devine | Great Britain | 1:55.97 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Mehmet Nesim Öner | Turkey | 1:57.40 | PB |
| 3 | Ignacio Avila | Spain | 1:58.00 | |
| 4 | Carlos J Barto Silva Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao | Brazil | 2:06.69 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Egor Sharov | Russia | 1:59.18 | Q |
| 2 | Hatem Nasrallah | Tunisia | 2:03.83 | |
| 3 | Lassam Katongo | Zambia | 2:04.22 | SB |
| 4 | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | 2:13.81 | |
| 5 | Luis Hernández Guide: Maxim Espinal | Honduras | 2:33.20 | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | 1:55.99 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Lazaro Rashid Aguilar | Cuba | 1:56.64 | q, PB |
| 3 | Semih Deniz | Turkey | 1:57.03 | |
| 4 | Thierb Siqueira Guide: Heitor de Oliveira Sales | Brazil | DNS | |

### Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 19:35.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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| | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | 1:56.42 |
| | Egor Sharov | Russia | 1:56.65 |
| | David Devine | Great Britain | 1:58.72 |
| 4 | Lazaro Rashid Aguilar | Cuba | 1:58.76 |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

