Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T53 explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres T53
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	3 September
Competitors:	13
Nations:	10
Gold:	Mickey Bushell
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Zhao Yufei
Silvernpc:	CHN
Bronze:	Yu Shiran
Bronzenpc:	CHN

The Men's 100 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		14.47	Arbon, Switzerland	24 June 2010
Paralympic record		14.81	Beijing, China	16 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record		14.75		3 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 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			14.86	Q
2			15.06	Q, PB
3			15.32	Q
4			16.01
5			16.23	SB
6			16.24
7			16.79
			Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			15.00	Q
2			15.15	Q, PB
3			15.22	Q
4			15.62	q
5			15.82	q
6			16.49	SB
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:20.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			14.75	PR
			15.09	PB
			15.20
4			15.31
5			15.31
6			15.39
7			15.47	PB
8			15.51
			Wind: +0.2 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.