Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54
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The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
| Men's 800 metres T54 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14–15 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 14–15 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
Heats
Heat 1
19:15 14 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1523 | David Weir |  Great Britain | 1:37.30 | Q | |
| 2 | 8 | 1240 | Yanfeng Cui |  China | 1:37.84 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 1471 | Julien Casoli |  France | 1:37.94 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1777 | Suk Man Hong |  South Korea | 1:37.97 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 2236 | Prawat Wahoram |  Thailand | 1:38.25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2372 | Daniel Romanchuk |  United States | 1:39.29 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2298 | Rashed Aldhaheri |  United Arab Emirates | 1:39.62 | ||
| 1 | 1056 | Jake Lappin |  Australia | DSQ |
Heat 2
19:15 14 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2179 | Marcel Hug |  Switzerland | 1:35.96 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 1930 | Kenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands | 1:36.18 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 1779 | Gyu-dae Kim | South Korea | 1:36.29 | q | |
| 4 | 7 | 1254 | Yang Liu | China | 1:36.51 | q | |
| 5 | 5 | 1536 | Alhassane Balde |  Germany | 1:37.30 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2234 | Rawat Tana | Thailand | 1:37.34 | ||
| 7 | 8 | 2282 | Fethi Zouinkhi |  Tunisia | 1:37.96 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 1203 | Josh Cassidy |  Canada | 1:39.86 |
Heat 3
19:15 14 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2229 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 1:38.43 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 2275 | Yassine Gharbi | Tunisia | 1:38.52 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 1251 | Chengming Liu | China | 1:38.54 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1731 | Masayuki Higuchi |  Japan | 1:38.77 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1502 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain | 1:39.33 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 1207 | Alexandre Dupont | Canada | 1:40.37 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2373 | James Senbeta | United States | 1:42.47 |
Final
12:02 15 September 2016:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 2179 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:33.76 | ||
 | 1 | 2229 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 1:34.74 | ||
 | 5 | 1779 | Gyu-dae Kim | South Korea | 1:34.98 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1240 | Yanfeng Cui | China | 1:35.03 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1254 | Yang Liu | China | 1:35.18 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 1523 | David Weir | Great Britain | 1:35.20 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1930 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands | 1:36.01 | ||
| 7 | 2275 | Yassine Gharbi | Tunisia | DSQ |
