Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the XV Paralympic Games

Venue	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates	8-18 September 2016
Competitors	1100 (660 men, 440 women)

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
By Event
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
Field events
Long jump	men	women
High jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Club throw	men	women
By Classification
Classification Key
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40-41: Les Autres
T/F42–47: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
T11-13
T11/F11	men	women
T12/F12	men	women
T13/F13	men	women
T20
T20/F20	men	women
T32-38
T32/F32	men	women
T33/F33	men	women
T34/F34	men	women
T35/F35	men	women
T36/F36	men	women
T37/F37	men	women
T38/F38	men	women
T40-41
T40/F40	men	women
T41/F41	men	women
T42-47
T42/F42	men	women
T43/F43	men	women
T44/F44	men	women
T45/F45	men	women
T46/F46	men	women
T47/F47	men	women
T51-57
T51/F51	men	women
T52/F52	men	women
T53/F53	men	women
T54/F54	men	women
T55/F55	men	women
T56/F56	men	women
T57/F57	men	women

Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across two of the genders, and 1100 athletes will compete. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded.

Classification and events

Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows 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; 31-34 for wheelchair events, 35-38 for ambulant (running) events
40-41: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
42–47: 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. High jump and Long jump, while field events, usually attract a "T" classification

Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 do not use a guide runner. Guide runners are awarded medals alongside their athletes.

On 9 June 2015, the IPC announced the final make up of the Rio 2016 athletics programme. There have been several changes in the programme, including the elimination of triple jump events, and the reduction of events requiring a factoring system, as this was seen to undermine the image of the event as sport.

The following is a summary of all athletics events taking place at the Games:^[1]

Event summary table

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events (96)
Classification Event	Visual Impairment			ID	Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant							RG		Amputee athletes						Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries
	T11	T12	T13	T20	T32	T33	T34	T35	T36	T37	T38	T40	T41	T42	T43	T44	T45	T46	T47	T51	T52	T53	T54	T55	T56	T57
	F11	F12	F13	F20	F32	F33	F34	F35	F36	F37	F38	F40	F41	F42	F43	F44	F45	F46	F47	F51	F52	F53	F54	F55	F56	F57
Track events
100 metres	●	●	●			●	●	●	●	●	●		>>	●	>>	●	>>	>>	●	●	●	●	●
200 metres	●	●						●						●	>>	●
400 metres	●	●	●	●					●	●	●				>>	●	>>	>>	●	●	●	●	●
800 metres							●		●												>>	●	●
1500 metres	●	>>	●	●						●	●						>>	●		>>	●	>>	●
5000 metres	●	>>	●																			>>	●
Marathon	>>	●															>>	●			>>	>>	●
4 × 100 m relay	●													●
4 × 400 m relay																						●
Field events
High Jump														●		●	>>	>>	●
Long Jump	●	●		●					●	●	●			●	>>	●	>>	>>	●
Shot Put	>>	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●	●								●	>>	●	>>	●
Discus	●									●					>>	●				>>	●		>>	>>	●
Javelin		>>	●				●				●	>>	●	>>	>>	●		●				>>	●		>>	●
Club throw					●															●

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events (81)
Classification Event	Visual Impairment			ID	Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant							RG		Amputee athletes						Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries
	T11	T12	T13	T20	T32	T33	T34	T35	T36	T37	T38	T40	T41	T42	T43	T44	T45	T46	T47	T51	T52	T53	T54	T55	T56	T57
	F11	F12	F13	F20	F32	F33	F34	F35	F36	F37	F38	F40	F41	F42	F43	F44	F45	F46	F47	F51	F52	F53	F54	F55	F56	F57
Track events
100 metres	●	●	●			>>	●	●	●	●	●			●	>>	●	>>	>>	●	>>	●	●	●
200 metres	●	●						●	●						>>	●	>>	>>	●
400 metres	●	●	●	●		>>	●			●	●				>>	●	>>	>>	●	>>	●	●	●
800 metres							●														>>	●	●
1500 metres	●	>>	●	●																		>>	●
5000 metres																						>>	●
Marathon	>>	●																			>>	>>	●
4 × 100 m relay	●							●
4 × 400 m relay																						●
Field events
Long Jump	●	●		●						●	●			●	>>	●	>>	>>	●
Shot Put	>>	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●									●	●		>>	●
Discus	●									>>	●	>>	●		>>	●				>>	●		>>	●	>>	●
Javelin		>>	●				●			●							>>	●				>>	●	>>	●
Club throw					●															●

Key:

ID : Classifications for intellectual disability

RG : Les Autres classification, including dwarfism and restricted growth

● : Event in this classification

>> : Competitors in this classification may take part in event for the next competed classification, e.g. T33 may compete in T34 event, or both T35 and T36 athletes may compete in a T37 event.

Schedule

OC	Opening ceremony	●	Event finals	CC	Closing ceremony

September 2016	7 Wed	8 Thu	9 Fri	10 Sat	11 Sun	12 Mon	13 Tue	14 Wed	15 Thu	16 Fri	17 Sat	18 Sun		Gold medals
Athletics	OC	10	20	16	19	14	19	14	19	14	25	5	CC	177

References

↑ Final Paralympic Games Athletics Programme from www.paralympics.org, Official website of the IPC.

External links

Events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics (Rio de Janeiro)

Archery Athletics Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Football 7-a-side Goalball men women Judo Paracanoeing Paratriathlon Powerlifting Rowing Sailing Shooting Sitting volleyball men women Swimming Table tennis Wheelchair basketball men women Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis

Chronological summary

Athletics at the Summer Paralympics

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