Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
{{short description|None}}
{{See also|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox Paralympic event
| event = Athletics
| games = 2012 Summer
| image = Athletics, London 2012 (Paralympics).png
| image_size = 150
| caption =
| venue = Olympic Stadium
The Mall
| dates = 31 August – 9 September 2012
| competitors = 1133 (759 men, 374 women)
| nations = 141
| prev = 2008
| next = 2016
}}
{{AthleticsAt2012SummerParalympics}}
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.{{cite web|title=Paralympic Athletics|url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-athletics|publisher=London 2012 website|access-date=5 June 2011|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604133057/http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-athletics|url-status=dead}}
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", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.
Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 did not use a guide runner. Guide runners were awarded medals alongside their athletes.
Participating nations
1133 athletes from 141 nations competed.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagIPC|ALG|2012 Summer|23}}
- {{flagIPC|ANG|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|ANT|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|ARG|2012 Summer|8}}
- {{flagIPC|AUS|2012 Summer|43}}
- {{flagIPC|AUT|2012 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIPC|AZE|2012 Summer|8}}
- {{flagIPC|BRN|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|BLR|2012 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIPC|BEL|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|BEN|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|BER|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|BIH|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|BRA|2012 Summer|35}}
- {{flagIPC|BRU|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|BUL|2012 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIPC|BDI|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CAM|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CAN|2012 Summer|22}}
- {{flagIPC|CPV|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CAF|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CHI|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CHN|2012 Summer|80}}
- {{flagIPC|TPE|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|COL|2012 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIPC|CRC|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CRO|2012 Summer|14}}
- {{flagIPC|CUB|2012 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIPC|CYP|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|CZE|2012 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIPC|DEN|2012 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIPC|DJI|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|DOM|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|COD|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|EGY|2012 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIPC|ESA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|EST|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|ETH|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|FIJ|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|FIN|2012 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIPC|FRA|2012 Summer|25}}
- {{flagIPC|GAB|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|GAM|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|GER|2012 Summer|33}}
- {{flagIPC|GHA|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|GBR|2012 Summer|48}}
- {{flagIPC|GRE|2012 Summer|25}}
- {{flagIPC|GUA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|GBS|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|HAI|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|HON|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|HKG|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|HUN|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|ISL|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|IND|2012 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIPC|INA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|IRI|2012 Summer|16}}
- {{flagIPC|IRQ|2012 Summer|8}}
- {{flagIPC|IRL|2012 Summer|10}}
- {{flagIPC|ISR|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|ITA|2012 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIPC|CIV|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|JAM|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|JPN|2012 Summer|36}}
- {{flagIPC|JOR|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|KAZ|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|KEN|2012 Summer|13}}
- {{flagIPC|KUW|2012 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIPC|LAT|2012 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIPC|LES|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|LBA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|LTU|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|MAC|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|MAD|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|MAS|2012 Summer|8}}
- {{flagIPC|MLI|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|MTN|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|MRI|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|MEX|2012 Summer|38}}
- {{flagIPC|MGL|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|MNE|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|MAR|2012 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIPC|MOZ|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|MYA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|NAM|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|NEP|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|NED|2012 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIPC|NZL|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|NCA|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|NIG|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|NGR|2012 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIPC|NOR|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|OMA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|PAK|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|PLE|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|PAN|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|PNG|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|PER|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|PHI|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|POL|2012 Summer|31}}
- {{flagIPC|POR|2012 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIPC|PUR|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|QAT|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|ROU|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|RUS|2012 Summer|53}}
- {{flagIPC|RWA|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|SAM|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|SMR|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|KSA|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|SEN|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|SRB|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|SLE|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|SVK|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|SLO|2012 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIPC|SOL|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|RSA|2012 Summer|25}}
- {{flagIPC|KOR|2012 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIPC|ESP|2012 Summer|24}}
- {{flagIPC|SRI|2012 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIPC|SUR|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|SWE|2012 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIPC|SUI|2012 Summer|12}}
- {{flagIPC|SYR|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|TAN|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|THA|2012 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIPC|TLS|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|TGA|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|TTO|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|TUN|2012 Summer|31}}
- {{flagIPC|TUR|2012 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIPC|TKM|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|UGA|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|UKR|2012 Summer|31}}
- {{flagIPC|UAE|2012 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIPC|USA|2012 Summer|54}}
- {{flagIPC|UZB|2012 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIPC|VAN|2012 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIPC|VEN|2012 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIPC|VIE|2012 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIPC|ZAM|2012 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIPC|ZIM|2012 Summer|1}}
{{div col end}}
Medal summary
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIPCteam
| event = 2012 Summer
| team =
| gold_CHN = 33 | silver_CHN = 29 | bronze_CHN = 24
| gold_RUS = 19 | silver_RUS = 12 | bronze_RUS = 5
| gold_GBR = 11 | silver_GBR = 7 | bronze_GBR = 11
| gold_USA = 9 | silver_USA = 6 | bronze_USA = 13
| gold_TUN = 9 | silver_TUN = 5 | bronze_TUN = 5
| gold_UKR = 8 | silver_UKR = 7 | bronze_UKR = 7
| gold_BRA = 7 | silver_BRA = 8 | bronze_BRA = 3
| gold_CUB = 7 | silver_CUB = 4 | bronze_CUB = 0
| gold_POL = 6 | silver_POL = 7 | bronze_POL = 5
| gold_AUS = 5 | silver_AUS = 9 | bronze_AUS = 13
| gold_IRI = 5 | silver_IRI = 5 | bronze_IRI = 3
| gold_GER = 5 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 10
| gold_RSA = 4 | silver_RSA = 7 | bronze_RSA = 6
| gold_ALG = 4 | silver_ALG = 6 | bronze_ALG = 6
| gold_FRA = 4 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 5
| gold_IRL = 4 | silver_IRL = 1 | bronze_IRL = 1
| gold_ESP = 3 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 0
| gold_MAR = 3 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 3
| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 3 | bronze_ITA = 1
| gold_MEX = 2 | silver_MEX = 2 | bronze_MEX = 5
| gold_KEN = 2 | silver_KEN = 2 | bronze_KEN = 2
| gold_SRB = 2 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 0
| gold_AUT = 2 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 3
| gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 5 | bronze_CAN = 3
| gold_NED = 1 | silver_NED = 4 | bronze_NED = 2
| gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 4 | bronze_SUI = 2
| gold_AZE = 1 | silver_AZE = 1 | bronze_AZE = 2
| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 1
| gold_LAT = 1 | silver_LAT = 1 | bronze_LAT = 0
| gold_NAM = 1 | silver_NAM = 1 | bronze_NAM = 0
| gold_ANG = 1 | silver_ANG = 0 | bronze_ANG = 1
| gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
| gold_CHI = 1 | silver_CHI = 0 | bronze_CHI = 0
| gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 0
| gold_JAM = 1 | silver_JAM = 0 | bronze_JAM = 0
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 3 | bronze_JPN = 1
| gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 2 | bronze_CRO = 2
| gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 2 | bronze_THA = 2
| gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 2 | bronze_BUL = 1
| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 2 | bronze_CZE = 1
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 2 | bronze_KOR = 1
| gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 4
| gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 2
| gold_IRQ = 0 | silver_IRQ = 1 | bronze_IRQ = 1
| gold_UAE = 0 | silver_UAE = 1 | bronze_UAE = 1
| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 0
| gold_ETH = 0 | silver_ETH = 1 | bronze_ETH = 0
| gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 0
| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 1 | bronze_IND = 0
| gold_KSA = 0 | silver_KSA = 1 | bronze_KSA = 0
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
| gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 2
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1
| gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1
| gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 0 | bronze_NGR = 1
| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 1
| gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1
| gold_SRI = 0 | silver_SRI = 0 | bronze_SRI = 1
| gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 0 | bronze_VEN = 1
}}
=Medalists=
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F11–13}}
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F20}}
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F31–38}}
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40}}
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F42–46}}
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics T/F51–58}}
Events
For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
;Track Events
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
{{col-4}}
{{col-4}}
- Men's 1500 m
- Men's 5000 m
{{col-4}}
- Men's 4 × 100 m relay
- Men's 4 × 400 m relay
• T53-54
- Men's Marathon
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
- Women's 200 m
{{col-4}}
- Women's 400 m
- Women's 800 m
{{col-4}}
- Women's 1500 m
- Women's 5000 m
• T54
{{col-4}}
- Women's 4 × 100 m relay
• T35-38
- Women's Marathon
• T54
{{col-end}}
;Field Events
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
- Men's Club throw
- Men's Discus throw
• F57-58
{{col-4}}
- Men's Javelin throw
{{col-4}}
• F46
- Men's Triple jump
{{col-4}}
- Men's Shot put
• F11-12
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
- Women's Club throw
- Women's Discus throw
{{col-4}}
- Women's Javelin throw
• F12-13 • F33-34/52-53 • F37-38
• F46
{{col-4}}
- Women's Long jump
{{col-4}}
- Women's Shot put
{{col-end}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/120719142244658_2011_11_02_IPC_Athletics_Classification_Regulations_FINAL.pdf International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations]
{{2012 in athletics}}
{{EventsAt2012SummerParalympics}}
{{Paralympic Games Athletics}}