| Men's 800 metres T53 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 2 September 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:36.07 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| ←20162024→ | |||||||||||||
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The men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 2 September 2021.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:
| World Record |  Brent Lakatos (CAN) |
1:31.69 | Arbon, Switzerland | 2 June 2019 |
| Paralympic Record |  Li Huzhao (CHN) |
1:36.30 | Beijing, China | 15 September 2008 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1:44.68 | Walid Ktila |  Tunisia
|
| America | 1:31.69 WR | Brent Lakatos | Canada
|
| Asia | 1:34.91 | Hong Suk-man |  South Korea
|
| Europe | 1:32.36 | Pierre Fairbank |  France
|
| Oceania | 1:37.49 | Richard Colman |  Australia
|
Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 2 September 2021, at 11:21:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Brent Lakatos |  Canada |
1:42.29 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Masaberee Arsae |  Thailand |
1:42.52 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Vitalii Gritsenko |  RPC |
1:42.52 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Nicolas Brignone |  France |
1:46.85 | |
| 5 | 6 | Joshusa George |  United States |
1:55.33 |
Heat 2 took place on 2 September 2021, at 11:29:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
1:40.28 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand |
1:40.90 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Yang Shaoqiao | China |
1:41.19 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 4 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
1:41.28 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Brian Siemann | United States |
1:41.52 | q |
| 6 | 5 | Yoo Byung-hoon |  South Korea |
1:41.55 | SB |
Final
The final took place on 2 September, at 20:03:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
1:36.07 | GR |
 |
6 | Brent Lakatos | Canada |
1:36.32 | |
 |
4 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
1:39.67 | |
| 4 | 2 | Yang Shaoqiao | China |
1:40.08 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand |
1:40.09 | |
| 6 | 1 | Vitalii Gritsenko | RPC |
1:40.51 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Masaberee Arsae | Thailand |
1:42.09 | |
| 8 | 8 | Brian Siemann | United States |
1:47.18 |
References
- "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.