Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres T37–38

Men's 800m races for athletes with cerebral palsy at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium from 23 to 24 September.[1] Events were held in two disability classes.

T37

Men's 800m T37 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	23–24 September 2004
Competitors	16 from 13 nations
Winning time	2:03.18
Medalists
Oleksandr Driha  Ukraine Mohamed Charmi  Tunisia Mariusz Tubielewicz  Poland

The T37 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Oleksandr Driha, representing  Ukraine.[2]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

23 Sept. 2004, 20:50

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Oleksandr Driha (UKR)	2:14.12	Q
2	Mariusz Tubielewicz (POL)	2:16.10	Q
3	Stephen Cooper (GBR)	2:16.11	Q
4	Mustapha Thabet (ALG)	2:16.12	q
5	Carlos Fernandez (ESP)	2:24.90
6	Choi Yong Jin (KOR)	2:35.54
	Malcolm Bennett (AUS)	DNS
	Gaston Torres (ARG)	DNS

Heat 2

23 Sept. 2004, 20:57

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Mohamed Charmi (TUN)	2:08.85	WR Q
2	Rezki Reguig (ALG)	2:14.64	Q
3	Micha Janse (NED)	2:15.13	Q
4	Kang Sung Kook (KOR)	2:22.57	q
5	Lamouri Rahmouni (FRA)	2:23.00
6	He Cheng En (CHN)	2:26.17
	Benny Govaerts (BEL)	DNF
	Khaled Hanani (ALG)	DSQ

Final Round

24 Sept. 2004, 19:40

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Oleksandr Driha (UKR)	2:03.18	WR
	Mohamed Charmi (TUN)	2:05.10
	Mariusz Tubielewicz (POL)	2:10.17
4	Stephen Cooper (GBR)	2:12.62
5	Micha Janse (NED)	2:13.41
6	Rezki Reguig (ALG)	2:13.87
7	Mustapha Thabet (ALG)	2:14.62
8	Kang Sung Kook (KOR)	2:21.31

T38

Men's 800m T38 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	20 September 2004
Competitors	8 from 7 nations
Winning time	1:58.87
Medalists
Malcolm Pringle  South Africa Abbes Saidi  Tunisia Derek Malone  Ireland

The T38 event consisted of a single race. It was won by Malcolm Pringle, representing  South Africa.[3]

Final Round

20 Sept. 2004, 21:35

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Malcolm Pringle (RSA)	1:58.87	WR
	Abbes Saidi (TUN)	1:59.85
	Derek Malone (IRL)	2:01.76
4	Valeriy Stepanskoy (RUS)	2:04.43
5	Iván Hompanera (ESP)	2:13.30
6	Aleš Švehlík (CZE)	2:16.53
7	Steven Leigh (GBR)	2:18.75
8	Jose Manuel Gonzalez (ESP)	2:21.14

References

1. "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "Men's 800m T37". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Men's 800m T38". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.