Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T52 explained

Event:	Men's 200 metres T52
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	30.25
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	8 September
Competitors:	12
Nations:	7
Gold:	Raymond Martin
Goldnpc:	USA
Silver:	Tomoya Ito
Silvernpc:	JPN
Bronze:	Salvador Hernandez Mondragon
Bronzenpc:	MEX

The Men's 200 metres T52 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		30.18	1 July 2012	Indianapolis, United States
Paralympic record		30.81	10 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record		30.25	8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 10:42. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			30.98	Q
2			32.65	Q
3			32.78	Q, PB
4			33.96	SB
5			34.02
6			34.09	SB
			Wind: -1.4 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			31.49	Q, RR
2			31.93	Q, SB
3			32.69	Q
4			32.96	q, PB
5			33.54	q
6			33.59	SB
			Wind: +0.2 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:22.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			30.25	PR
			31.60
			31.81
4			32.75
5			33.16
6			33.31
7			33.60
8			34.44
			Wind: Nil

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

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.