Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T37 explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres T37
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	8 September
Competitors:	17
Nations:	11
Gold:	Fanie van der Merwe
Goldnpc:	RSA
Silver:	Liang Yongbin
Silvernpc:	CHN
Bronze:	Roman Kapranov
Bronzenpc:	RUS

The Men's 100 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record		11.52	Germiston, South Africa	5 February 2012
Paralympic record		11.83	Beijing, China	12 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record		11.51		8 September 2012
World record		11.51		8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 19:16. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			11.52	Q, =WR
2			11.55	Q, PB
3			11.61	Q, RR
4			11.63	q, RR
5			12.19	PB
6			12.23
7			12.63	SB
8			12.85	SB
9			14.55	SB
			Wind: -1.3 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			11.63	Q, =RR
2			11.68	Q, RR
3			11.91	Q, PB
4			12.01	q
5			12.11
6			12.14	SB
7			12.18	PB
7			12.18	PB
			Wind: -1.0 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 10:00.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			11.51	WR
			11.51	WR
			11.56	RR
			11.63	=PB
			11.67
			11.80
			11.89	PB
			DQ
			Wind: +0.4 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. DQ = Disqualified.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 12 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.