Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T37–38
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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.
T37[edit]
| Men's 800m T37 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 23–24 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.18 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 |
T38[edit]
| Men's 800m T38 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.87 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 800m T37". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 800m T38". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.