Medallists<br />GOLD MARTIN Raymond USA - United States of America<br />SILVER ITO Tomoya JPN - Japan<br />BRONZE PEREZ JUAREZ Leonardo De Jesus MEX - Mexico<br /><br />LONDON, 7 September<br />Raymond MARTIN (USA) took the lead just 100m into the T52 men's 800m <br />wheelchair race and was never headed after building up a two-wheelchair-length lead on the first lap. The 18-year-old London 2012 100m and 400m champion added the gold medal over two laps of the track, crossing the line in 2:00.34. World record holder Tomoya ITO (JPN) came through strongly on the second lap to get within two metres of MARTIN and take the silver medal 2:00.62. <br /><br />""There are just no words to describe it. I just wanted to get the <br />experience at these Games and to get three gold medals is great. I <br />didn't think I could be one of the fastest athletes on the track. The <br />Paralympics has been so unreal, I never thought I'd be on the podium. <br />The crowd are so loud."" - Raymond MARTIN said<br /><br />For further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. To watch live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 ParalympicGames, and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or onTwitter at http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.
