Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54 explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	1 and 2 September
Competitors:	22
Nations:	15
Gold:	Leo Pekka Tahti
Goldnpc:	FIN
Silver:	Liu Yang
Silvernpc:	CHN
Bronze:	Saichon Konjen
Bronzenpc:	THA

The Men's 100 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.^[2]

World & Paralympic record		13.76	Beijing, China	15 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record		13.63		1 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 12:25. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			13.91	Q, RR
2			14.16	Q, SB
3			14.21	q, SB
4			14.89
5			14.93
6			14.99	SB
7			15.52
			Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			13.63	Q, WR
2			14.43	Q, SB
3			14.47	q, RR
4			14.51	SB
5			14.52
6			15.23
7			17.62	SB
			Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			14.00	Q, PB
2			14.18	Q, SB
3			14.49	PB
4			14.51
5			15.10
6			15.25
7			18.84	SB
8			21.42	SB
			Wind: +1.3 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:35.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			13.79
			13.92
			14.10	=PB
4			14.11
5			14.61
6			14.74
7			14.74
8			14.87
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World 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. 13 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.
2. Web site: Record holder Leo Pekka Tahti to reach the top. Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1 September 2012. 13 September 2012.