title: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T46
text: # Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T46
  
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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/F42–46 |||||||
  | Track |||||||
  | 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
  | 200 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
  | 400 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
  | 800 m | | | | | T46 |
  | 1500 m | | | | | T46 |
  | 4×100 m relay | | T42-46 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
  | Road |||||||
  | Marathon | | | | | T46 |
  | Field |||||||
  | Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
  | Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
  | High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
  | Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 | F46 |
  | Discus throw | F42 | | F44 |
  | Javelin throw | F42 | | F44 |
  | Women T/F42–46 |||||||
  | Track |||||||
  | 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
  | 200 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
  | 400 m | | | | | T46 |
  | Field |||||||
  | Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
  | Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 |
  | Javelin throw | | | | | F46 |
  
  The Men's 800 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 8 September.
  
  The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
  
  | World & Paralympic record | Marcin Awizen (POL) | 1:52.36 | 15 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
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  | Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
  | World record | Gunther Matzinger (AUT) | 1:51.82 | 8 September 2012 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  Competed 6 September 2012 from 10:58. 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 | Gunther Matzinger | Austria | 1:55.33 | Q, SB |
  | 2 | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 1:55.38 | Q |
  | 3 | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 1:55.39 | Q, SB |
  | 4 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 1:55.51 | q, PB |
  | 5 | Abdelhadi El Harti | Morocco | 1:56.62 | q, PB |
  | 6 | Tesfalem Gebru Kebede | Ethiopia | 1:57.22 | SB |
  | 7 | Matthew Silcocks | Australia | 1:58.51 | |
  | 8 | Cahit Kilicaslan | Turkey | 1:59.14 | PB |
  | 9 | Chris Hammer | United States | 2:04.68 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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  | 1 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 1:58.08 | Q, SB |
  | 2 | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | 1:58.18 | Q, SB |
  | 3 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 1:59.23 | Q, SB |
  | 4 | Kiross Tekle Redae | Ethiopia | 1:59.95 | SB |
  | 5 | Alexey Kotlov | Russia | 2:00.21 | |
  | 6 | Remy Nikobimeze | Burundi | 2:00.25 | PB |
  | 7 | Marcin Awizen | Poland | 2:01.32 | SB |
  | 8 | Davide Dalla Palma | Italy | 2:02.24 | |
  | 9 | Samuel Colmenares | Venezuela | 2:05.40 | SB |
  | 10 | Michael Roeger | Australia | DNF | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:02.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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  | | Gunther Matzinger | Austria | 1:51.82 | WR |
  | | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 1:52.33 | RR |
  | | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 1:53.03 | SB |
  | 4 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 1:54.94 | PB |
  | 5 | Abdelhadi El Harti | Morocco | 1:56.19 | PB |
  | 6 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 1:56.57 | |
  | 7 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:03.78 | |
  | | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | DQ | |
  
  Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.
  
  