Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T37–38

Men's 800m races for athletes with cerebral palsy at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium from 23 to 24 September.[1] Events were held in two disability classes.

Men's 800m T37
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates23–24 September 2004
Competitors16 from 13 nations
Winning time2:03.18
Medalists
  Oleksandr Driha   Ukraine
  Mohamed Charmi   Tunisia
  Mariusz Tubielewicz   Poland

The T37 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Oleksandr Driha, representing   Ukraine.[2]

1st Round

edit
Qualified for next round
Heat 1

23 Sept. 2004, 20:50

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Oleksandr Driha (UKR) 2:14.12 Q
2   Mariusz Tubielewicz (POL) 2:16.10 Q
3   Stephen Cooper (GBR) 2:16.11 Q
4   Mustapha Thabet (ALG) 2:16.12 q
5   Carlos Fernandez (ESP) 2:24.90
6   Choi Yong Jin (KOR) 2:35.54
  Malcolm Bennett (AUS) DNS
  Gaston Torres (ARG) DNS
Heat 2

23 Sept. 2004, 20:57

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Mohamed Charmi (TUN) 2:08.85 WR Q
2   Rezki Reguig (ALG) 2:14.64 Q
3   Micha Janse (NED) 2:15.13 Q
4   Kang Sung Kook (KOR) 2:22.57 q
5   Lamouri Rahmouni (FRA) 2:23.00
6   He Cheng En (CHN) 2:26.17
  Benny Govaerts (BEL) DNF
  Khaled Hanani (ALG) DSQ

Final Round

edit

24 Sept. 2004, 19:40

Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Oleksandr Driha (UKR) 2:03.18 WR
    Mohamed Charmi (TUN) 2:05.10
    Mariusz Tubielewicz (POL) 2:10.17
4   Stephen Cooper (GBR) 2:12.62
5   Micha Janse (NED) 2:13.41
6   Rezki Reguig (ALG) 2:13.87
7   Mustapha Thabet (ALG) 2:14.62
8   Kang Sung Kook (KOR) 2:21.31
Men's 800m T38
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates20 September 2004
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Winning time1:58.87
Medalists
  Malcolm Pringle   South Africa
  Abbes Saidi   Tunisia
  Derek Malone   Ireland

The T38 event consisted of a single race. It was won by Malcolm Pringle, representing   South Africa.[3]

Final Round

edit

20 Sept. 2004, 21:35

Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Malcolm Pringle (RSA) 1:58.87 WR
    Abbes Saidi (TUN) 1:59.85
    Derek Malone (IRL) 2:01.76
4   Valeriy Stepanskoy (RUS) 2:04.43
5   Iván Hompanera (ESP) 2:13.30
6   Aleš Švehlík (CZE) 2:16.53
7   Steven Leigh (GBR) 2:18.75
8   Jose Manuel Gonzalez (ESP) 2:21.14

References

edit
  1. ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m T37". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's 800m T38". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.