The men's marathon T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 8 September 2024.
| Men's marathon T12 at the XVII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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_-_2024-09-08_-_3.jpg) Start of the race at Georges Valbon park. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Les Invalides, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:22:05 | ||||||||||||
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| Men's · T12 · T54 · Women's · T12 · T54 |
Classification
editThe event is open to T11 and T12 classified athletes.T11 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR score of 2.60 and above. T12 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR range from 1.50-2.60, and/or a maximum visual acuity range of 10 degrees. Athletes may choose to run with a guide.[1][2]
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[3] T11 Records
| World Record |  Shinya Wada (JPN) |
2:23:27 | Ōita |
4 February 2024 |
| Paralympic Record | Shinya Wada (JPN) |
2:33:05 | Tokyo |
5 September 2021 |
T12 Records
| World Record |  Jaryd Clifford (AUS) |
2:19:08 | Sydney |
25 April 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  El Amin Chentouf (MAR) |
2:21:43 | Tokyo |
5 September 2021 |
Results
editFinal
editThe event took place on 8 September 2024:
| Rank | Class | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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T12 | Wajdi Boukhili |  Tunisia
|
2:22:05 | SB |
|
T12 | Alberto Suarez Laso |  Spain
|
2:24:02 | SB |
|
T12 | El Amin Chentouf |  Morocco
|
2:24:02 | SB |
| 4 | T12 | Denis Gavrilov |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes
|
2:25:22 | |
| 5 | T12 | Hatem Nasrallah | Tunisia
|
2:27:58 | SB |
| 6 | T12 | Sixto Roman Moreta Criollo |  Ecuador
|
2:27:59 | SB |
| 7 | T12 | Tadashi Horikoshi |  Japan
|
2:28:03 | |
| 8 | T12 | Gustavo Nieves | Spain
|
2:29:26 | SB |
| 9 | T11 | Shinya Wada | Japan
|
2:29:59 | PR, YC R49.8(h) |
| 10 | T12 | Yutaka Kumagai | Japan
|
2:32:26 | |
| 11 | T12 | Martin Clobert |  Belgium
|
2:38:34 | SB |
| — | T11 | Rosbil Guillen |  Peru
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DQ | DQ R49.6(b) |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Notes: Yellow Card - Shinya Wada - R49.8(h) - Collecting refreshment/water from non-official station or person or takes refreshment of another athlete and/or guide runner.
DQ - Rosbil Guillen - R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner
References
edit- ^ "World Para Athletics Classification" (PDF). 17 February 2023.
- ^ "How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync". 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's marathon – T12 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.