Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics


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.

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:
The class numbers were given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.
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 did not use a guide runner. Guide runners were awarded medals alongside their athletes.

Participating nations

1133 athletes from 141 nations competed.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.
;Track Events
T11T12T13
T34T35T36T37T38
T42T44T46
T51T52T53T54
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T34 • T35 • T36 • T37 • T38
• T42 • T44 • T46
• T52 • T53
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T36 • T38
• T44 • T46
• T52 • T53 • T54
• T12 • T13
• T36 • T37
• T52 • T53
• T11 • T13
T20 • T37
• T46 • T54
• T11 • T12 • T54
T11-13T42-46
T53-54
• T12 • T46 • T54
• T11 • T12 • T13
• T34 • T35 • T36 • T37 • T38
• T42 • T44 • T46
• T52 • T53 • T54
• T11 • T12
• T34 • T35 • T36 • T37 • T38
• T44 • T46
• T52 • T53
• T12 • T13
• T53 • T54
• T53 • T54
• T12 • T20 • T54
• T54
T35-38
• T54
;Field Events
F31/32/51
F11F32-34F35-36
F37-38F40F42
F44F51-53F54-56
F57-58
• F42 • F46
F12-13F33-34
• F40 • F42 • F44
F52-53 • F54-56 • F57-58
• F11 • F13F20
F36 • F37-38 • F42-44
• F46
• F11 • F12 • F46
F11-12

• F20 • F32-33F34
• F40 • F42-44 • F46
• F52-53 • F54-56 • F57-58
• F31/32/51
• F11-12 • F35-36 • F37
• F40 • F51-53 • F57-58
• F12-13 • F33-34/52-53 • F37-38
• F46
• F54-56 • F57-58
• F11-12 • F13 • F20
• F37-38 • F42-44 • F46
• F11-12 • F20 • F32-34
• F35-36 • F37 • F40
• F42-44 • F54-56 • F57-58