Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T53

The Men's 800m T53 had its First Round held on September 14 at 17:40 and its Final on September 15 at 18:48.

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
T52/F52
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Marathon		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T53/F53
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T54/F54
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1,500 m		men		women
5,000 m		men		women
Marathon		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F55/F56
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F57/F58
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men

Medalists

Gold	Huzhao Li  China
Silver	Josh George  United States
Bronze	Suk-Man Hong  Australia

Results

Place	Athlete		Round 1		Final
1	Huzhao Li (CHN)		1:38.34 Q		1:36.30 WR
2	Josh George (USA)		1:38.30 Q PR		1:37.09
3	Suk-Man Hong (KOR)		1:39.52 Q		1:37.45
4	Richard Colman (AUS)		1:39.90 Q		1:37.49
5	Roger Puigbo (ESP)		1:41.40 Q		1:37.50
6	Heinz Frei (SUI)		1:38.96 q		1:37.68
7	Byung-Hoon Yoo (KOR)		1:38.65 Q		1:37.80
8	Jun Hiromichi (JPN)		1:40.38 Q		1:37.86
9	Adam Bleakney (USA)	1:40.94
10	Duk-Ho Hong (KOR)	1:41.59
11	Pierre Fairbank (FRA)	1:41.67
12	Sergey Shilov (RUS)	1:42.40
13	Hitoshi Matsunaga (JPN)	1:42.55
14	Sopa Intasen (THA)	1:43.84
15	Pichet Krungget (THA)	1:45.92
16	Susumu Kangawa (JPN)	1:46.65
17	Eric Gauthier (CAN)	1:48.11

References

• Round 1 - Heat 1
• Round 1 - Heat 2
• Round 1 - Heat 3
• Final