Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T52 explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres T52
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	2 September
Competitors:	11
Nations:	7
Gold:	Raymond Martin
Goldnpc:	USA
Silver:	Salvador Hernandez Mondragon
Silvernpc:	MEX
Bronze:	Paul Nitz
Bronzenpc:	USA

The Men's 100 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		16.73	Nottwil, Switzerland	20 May 2012
Paralympic record		17.47	Beijing, China	13 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record		16.79		2 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			16.79	Q, PR
2			17.34	Q
3			18.36	Q, PB
4			18.67	q
5			18.70	SB
6			19.63	SB
			Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			17.11	Q
2			17.99	Q, SB
3			18.53	Q, PB
4			18.65	q
5			19.86
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 19:42.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			17.02
			17.64
			17.99
4			18.41
5			18.74
6			18.86
7			19.01
8			19.05
			Wind: +0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 13 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.