Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012. 42 events were staged for athletes with cerebral palsy, and 3 jointly with athletes with spinal cord damage.
Classification Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.
The athletics classifications are: 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability 31–38: 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 were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.
Medal summary
Men's events
EventClassificationGoldSilverBronze 100 mT34T35T36T37T38 200 mT34T35T36T37T38 400 mT36T38 800 mT36T37 1500 mT37 Long jumpF36F37/38 Shot putF32/33F34F37/38 Club throwF31/32/51 Discus throwF32/33/34F35/36F37/38 Javelin throwF33/34
(*) F51 competitor
Women's events
EventClassificationGoldSilverBronze 100 mT34T35T36T37T38 200 mT34T35T36T37T38 400 mT37 4 × 100 m relayT35/T38 Anastasiya OvsyannikovaSvetlana SergeevaElena IvanovaMargarita Goncharova Xiong DezhiCao YuanhangLiu PingChen Junfei Olivia BreenBethany WoodwardKatrina HartJenny McLoughlin Long jumpF37/38 Shot putF32/34F35/36F37 Club throwF31/32/51 Discus throwF35/36F37 Javelin throwF33/34/52/53F37/38
See also Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
External links International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations