Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.

Classification Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are: 11–13: Blind athletes 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability 32–38: 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 are given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.

Events For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

Track events - Men

Men's 100 m T11 T12 T13 T35 T36 T37 T38 T42 T44 T46 T52 T53 T54 Men's 200 m T11 T12 T13 T36 T37 T38 T44 T46 T52 T53 T54

Men's 400 m T11 T12 T13 T36 T38 T44 T46 T52 T53 T54

Men's 800 m T12 T13 T36 T37 T46 T52 T53 T54 Men's 1500 m T11 T13 T46 T54 Men's 5000 m T11 T13 T46 T54

Men's 10000 m T12

Men's 4 × 100 m relay T11–T13 T35–T38 T42–T46 T53–T54 Men's 4 × 400 m relay T53–T54 Men's Marathon T12 T46 T52 T54

Track events - Women

Women's 100 m T11 T12 T13 T36 T37 T38 T42 T44 T46 T52 T53 T54

Women's 200 m T11 T12 T13 T36 T37 T38 T44 T46 T52 T53 T54

Women's 400 m T12 T13 T53 T54

Women's 800 m T12–13 T53 T54 Women's 1500 m T13 T54

Women's 5000 m T54 Women's 4 × 100 m relay T53–T54 Women's Marathon T54

Field events - Men

Men's Club throw F32/51 Men's Discus throw F11–12 F32/51 F33–34/52 F35–36 F37–38 F42 F44 F53–54 F55–56 F57–58

Men's High jump F44/46

Men's Javelin throw F11–12 F33–34/52 F35–36 F37–38 F42/44 F53–54 F55–56 F57–58 Men's Long jump F11 F12 F37–38 F42/44 F46

Men's Pentathlon P12 P44

Men's Shot put F11–12 F32 F33–34/52 F35–36 F37–38 F40 F42 F44 F53–54 F55–56 F57–58 Men's Triple jump F11 F12

Field events - Women

Women's Discus throw F12–13 F32–34/51–53 F35–36 F37–38 F40 F42–46 F54–56 F57–58

Women's Javelin throw F33–34/52–53 F35–38 F42–46 F54–56 F57–58 Women's Long jump F12 F13 F42 F44

Women's Shot put F12–13 F32–34/52–53 F35–36 F37–38 F40 F42–46 F54–56 F57–58

Participating countries There were 1028 athletes (696 male, 332 female) from 111 countries taking part in the athletics competitions.

Medal summary Medal table This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their athletes (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Men's events EventClassGoldSilverBronze 100 m 100 m T11 100 m T12 100 m T13 100 m T35 100 m T36 100 m T37 100 m T38 100 m T42 100 m T44 100 m T46 100 m T52 100 m T53 100 m T54 200 m 200 m T11 200 m T12 200 m T13 200 m T36 200 m T37 200 m T38 200 m T44 200 m T46 200 m T52 200 m T53 200 m T54 400 m 400 m T11 400 m T12 400 m T13 400 m T36 400 m T38 400 m T44 400 m T46 400 m T52 400 m T53 400 m T54 800 m 800 m T12 800 m T13 800 m T36 800 m T37 800 m T46 800 m T52 800 m T53 800 m T54* 1500 m 1500 m T11 1500 m T13 1500 m T46 1500 m T54 5000 m 5000 m T11 5000 m T13 5000 m T46 5000 m T54 10000 m 10000 m T12 Marathon Marathon T12 Marathon T46 Marathon T52 Marathon T54 4 × 100 m relay 4 × 100 m T11–T13 Liu Xiangkun Li Qiang Yang Yuqing Li Yansong Yoldani Silva Ricardo Santana Oduver Daza Fernando Ferrer Tresor Makunda Pasquale Gallo Stéphane Bozzolo Ronan Pallier 4 × 100 m T35–T38 Evan O'Hanlon Darren Thrupp Christopher Mullins Timothy Sullivan Che Mian Zhou Wenjun Yang Chen Ma Yuxi Fares Hamdi Abbes Saidi Mohamed Charmi Farhat Chida 4 × 100 m T42–T46 Jim Bob Bizzell Brian Frasure Casey Tibbs Jerome Singleton André Luiz Oliveira Yohansson Nascimento Claudemir Santos Alan Oliveira Heath Francis Stephen Wilson Aaron Chatman Paul Raison 4 × 100 m T53–T54 Zong Kai Zhao Ji Zhang Lixin Li Huzhao Supachai Koysub Saichon Konjen Prawat Wahoram Pichet Krungget Hong Suk-Man Jung Dong-Ho Kim Gyu-Dae Yoo Byung-Hoon 4 × 400 m relay 4 × 400 m T53–T54 Cui Yanfeng Zhao Ji Li Huzhao Zhang Lixin Supachai Koysub Prawat Wahoram Pichet Krungget Saichon Konjen Julien Casoli Pierre Fairbank Alain Fuss Denis Lemeunier High jump High jump F44/46 Long jump Long jump F11 Long jump F12 Long jump F37–38 Long jump F42/44 Long jump F46 Triple jump Triple jump F11 Triple jump F12 Club throw Club throw F32/51 Discus throw Discus throw F11–12 Discus throw F32/51 Discus throw F33–34/52 Discus throw F35–36 Discus throw F37–38 Discus throw F42 Discus throw F44 Discus throw F53–54 Discus throw F55–56 Discus throw F57–58 Javelin throw Javelin throw F11–12 Javelin throw F33–34/52 Javelin throw F35–36 Javelin throw F37–38 Javelin throw F42/44 Javelin throw F53–54 Javelin throw F55–56 Javelin throw F57–58 Shot put Shot put F11–12 Shot put F32 Shot put F33–34/52 Shot put F35–36 Shot put F37–38 Shot put F40 Shot put F42 Shot put F44 Shot put F53–54 Shot put F55–56 Shot put F57–58 Pentathlon Pentathlon P12 Pentathlon P44

*David Weir was initially awarded the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a re-run of the race was ordered after a lane violation was discovered. However, following a letter from Kurt Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, asking that, in the spirit of sportsmanship, the result not be overturned the re-run was cancelled and the medals reinstated.

Women's events EventClassGoldSilverBronze 100 m 100 m T11 100 m T12 100 m T13 100 m T36 100 m T37 100 m T38 100 m T42 100 m T44 100 m T46 100 m T52 100 m T53 100 m T54 200 m 200 m T11 200 m T12 200 m T13 200 m T36 200 m T37 200 m T38 200 m T44 200 m T46 200 m T52 200 m T53 200 m T54 400 m 400 m T12 400 m T13 400 m T53 400 m T54 800 m 800 m T12–13 800 m T53 800 m T54 1500 m 1500 m T13 1500 m T54 5000 m 5000 m T54 † Marathon Marathon T54 4 × 100 m 4 × 100 m T53–T54 Dong Hongjiao Liu Wenjun Huang Lisha Zhang Ting Madison de Rozario Christie Dawes Angie Ballard Jemima Moore Tatyana McFadden Anjali Forber-Pratt Amanda McGrory Jessica Galli Long jump Long jump F12 Long jump F13 Long jump F42 Long jump F44 Discus throw Discus throw F12–13 Discus throw F32–34/51–53 Discus throw F35–36 Discus throw F37–38 †† Discus throw F40 Discus throw F42–46 Discus throw F54–56 Discus throw F57–58 Javelin throw Javelin throw F33–34/52–53 Javelin throw F35–38 Javelin throw F42–46 Javelin throw F54–56 Javelin throw F57–58 Shot put Shot put F12–13 Shot put F32–34/52–53 Shot put F35–36 Shot put F37–38 Shot put F40 Shot put F42–46 Shot put F54–56 Shot put F57–58

† Diane Roy was initially awarded the gold, Shelly Woods the silver and Amanda McGrory the bronze in the women's 5000  m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee following protests by the Australian, US and Swiss teams after 6 competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap. The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order.

†† Rebecca Chin of Great Britain was originally awarded the silver medal in the women's discus throw F37-38 event. Following a challenge to her classification, Chin was deemed ineligible for the event, stripped of her medal, and her results were erased.

See also Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

External links Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics