Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T12 explained

Event:Men's 200 metres T12
Games:2012 Summer
Win Value:21.56
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:7 and 8 September
Competitors:20
Nations:16
Gold:Mateusz Michalski
Goldnpc:POL
Silver:Fedor Trikolich
Silvernpc:RUS
Bronze:Li Yansong
Bronzenpc:CHN

The Men's 200 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 September.[1]

Records

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

World & Paralympic record21.7724 September 2004Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record 21.56 8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:05. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 7 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.56 Q, =PB
2 22.63 q, PB
3 22.87 q, PB
4 Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
23.60 SB
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.44 Q, SB
2 Josiah Jamison
Guide: Jerome Avery
22.52 q, PB
3 Gabriel Potra
Guide: Ricardo Pacheco
23.64 SB
4 Hyacinthe Deleplace
Guide: Edgar Onezou
DQ
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.13 Q, SB
2 22.47 q, PB
3 23.16 PB
4 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
23.19 PB
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.41 Q, PB
2 22.96 PB
3 Matthias Schroeder
Guide: Tobias Schneider
23.32
4 Brandon King
Guide: Andrew Heffernan
24.29 SB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.40 Q, PB
2 22.48 q, PB
3 22.85 q, SB
4 22.88 q, SB
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semifinals

Competed 7 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.24 Q, PB
2 22.30 PB
3 22.88
4 23.11
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 21.94 Q, PB
2 22.09 q, SB
3 22.52
4 23.24
Wind: Nil

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 22.07 Q, RR
2 23.18
3 23.49
Josiah Jamison
Guide: Jerome Avery
DQ
Wind: Nil

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 20:20.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
21.56 WR
21.81 PB
22.04 RR
4 22.29
Wind: +1.0 m/s
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 14 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.