Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T34 explained

Event:Men's 100 metres T34
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:8 September
Competitors:12
Nations:11
Gold:Walid Ktila
Goldnpc:TUN
Silver:Rheed McCracken
Silvernpc:AUS
Bronze:Mohamed Hammadi
Bronzenpc:UAE

The Men's 100 metres T34 event for 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 record15.69Kuwait City, Kuwait17 January 2012
Paralympic recordNot previously competed
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record 15.95 London, United Kingdom 8 September 2012
Paralympic record 15.91 London, United Kingdom 8 September 2012

Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait, classified T33, competed in this event as there was no T33 competition. Although he set a World Record (for his classification) of 17.67s in the heats, he failed to reach the final.

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 11:10. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 15.95 Q, PR
2 16.42 Q, RR
3 16.79 Q
4 16.88 q
5 17.67 WRC
6 17.75
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 16.56 Q
2 16.84 Q, RR
3 17.18 Q, PB
4 17.35 q
5 17.65 PB
6 17.86
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 19:56.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
15.91 PR
16.30 RR
16.41 RR
4 16.69
5 16.73
6 16.74 PB
7 17.32
8 17.36
Wind: +0.1 m/s
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal 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.