title: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T13
text: # Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T13
  
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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 T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.
  
  The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
  
  | World record | Lazaro Rashid Aquilar (CUB) | 1:52.50 | 19 August 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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  | Paralympic record | Abdelillah Mame (MAR) | 1:54.78 | 15 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
  | Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
  | Paralympic record | David Korir (KEN) | 1:54.56 | 7 September 2012 | |
  | Paralympic record | Abdellatif Baka (ALG) | 1:53.01 | 8 September 2012 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  Competed 7 September 2012 from 13:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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  | 1 | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | 1:58.00 | Q |
  | 2 | Zine Eddine Sekhri | Algeria | 1:58.14 | Q, PB |
  | 3 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | 1:58.21 | Q |
  | 4 | Dmitrii Kornilov | Russia | 1:59.08 | SB |
  | 5 | Miguel Bartelemy Sablon | Cuba | 2:02.11 | SB |
  | 6 | Said Gomez | Panama | 2:10.57 | SB |
  | 7 | Sam Harding | Australia | DNS | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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  | 1 | David Korir | Kenya | 1:54.56 | Q, PR |
  | 2 | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | 1:54.79 | Q, PB |
  | 3 | Łukasz Wietecki | Poland | 1:55.32 | Q, PB |
  | 4 | Juan Carlos Arcos Lira | Mexico | 1:55.82 | q, PB |
  | 5 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia | 1:55.86 | q, PB |
  | 6 | Tarik Zalzouli | Morocco | 1:56.39 | PB |
  | 7 | Abdelali El Kadioui El Idrissi | Morocco | 1:58.16 | SB |
  
  ### Final
  
  Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:55.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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  | | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | 1:53.01 | PR |
  | | David Korir | Kenya | 1:53.16 | PB |
  | | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | 1:53.40 | PB |
  | 4 | Łukasz Wietecki | Poland | 1:55.44 | |
  | 5 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | 1:55.85 | PB |
  | 6 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia | 1:57.33 | |
  | 7 | Juan Carlos Arcos Lira | Mexico | 1:58.11 | |
  | | Zine Eddine Sekhri | Algeria | DQ | |
  
  Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.
  
  