Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T42 explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres T42
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	September 7, 2012
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Gold:	Heinrich Popow
Goldnpc:	GER
Silver:	Scott Reardon
Silvernpc:	AUS
Bronze:	Wojtek Czyz
Bronzenpc:	GER
Prev:	2008
Next:	2016

The Men's 100 metres T42 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		12.14	Leverkusen, Germany	1 June 2002
Paralympic record		12.32	Beijing, China	14 September 2008

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			12.43	Q, RR
2			12.45	Q, PB
3			12.97	Q, PB
4			13.17	q
5			15.64
6			15.76	SB
			Wind: +0.5 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			12.53	Q, SB
2			12.56	Q
3			12.59	Q, PB
4			12.87	q, RR
5			13.21	PB
6			13.77	PB
			Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:25.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			12.40	RR
			12.43	PB
			12.52	SB
			12.65
			12.73
			12.92
			12.99
			13.03	SB
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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.