Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40

Athletics at the XIV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Venue	Olympic Stadium The Mall
Dates	31 August – 9 September 2012
Competitors	1100 (740 men, 360 women)

Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012. Five throwing events were staged for class F40, athletes with dwarfism.

Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

• 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
• 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
• 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
• 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
• 42–46: Amputees
• 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shot put	Wang Zhiming  China	Hocine Gherzouli  Algeria	Paschalis Stathelakos  Greece
Discus throw	Wang Zhiming  China	Paschalis Stathelakos  Greece	Jonathan De Souza Santos  Brazil
Javelin throw	Wang Zhiming  China	Ahmed Naas  Iraq	Wildan Nukhailawi  Iraq

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shot put	Raoua Tlili  Tunisia	Meng Genjimisu  China	Najat El Garaa  Morocco
Discus throw	Najat El Garaa  Morocco	Raoua Tlili  Tunisia	Meng Genjimisu  China

See also

• Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee - Athletics classification regulations