T47 (classification)

[1] As of 2016, the International Paralympic Committee defines this classification as being for athletes with a unilateral upper limb impairment resulting in some loss of function at the shoulder, elbow and wrist and which impacts sprints primarily.

Common problems for intact upper limbs for people in this class include rotator cuffs tearing, shoulder impingement, epicondylitis and peripheral nerve entrapment.

[6] A study compared the performance of athletics competitors at the 1984 Summer Paralympics when the ISOD classification system was used.

[8] People with arm amputations in this class can have elevated padded blocks to place their stumps on for the start of the race.

This policy was implemented in 2014 to avoid last-minute class changes negatively impacting athlete training preparations.

All competitors needed to be internationally classified, with their classification status confirmed before the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

For sportspeople with physical or intellectual disabilities going through classification or reclassification in Rio, their in-competition observation event is their first appearance in competition at the Games.

[15] Notable athletes in the T47 classification include South African sprinter Anrune Weyers and world record long jumper Carlee Beattie of Australia.