Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T34 explained

Event:	Men's 200 metres T34
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	27.98
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	4 September
Competitors:	12
Nations:	11
Gold:	Walid Ktila
Goldnpc:	TUN
Silver:	Mohamed Hammadi
Silvernpc:	UAE
Bronze:	Rheed McCracken
Bronzenpc:	AUS

The Men's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		28.82	12 August 2000	Gothenburg, Sweden
Paralympic record		29.17	16 October 2000	Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record		29.03	4 September 2012
World record		27.98	4 September 2012
World record		27.98	4 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T34	29.03	Q, PR
2			T34	30.23	Q
3			T34	30.38	Q
4			T34	30.57	q, PB
5			T34	30.85	q, PB
6			T34	32.08	PB
				Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T34	27.98	Q, WR
2			T34	28.89	Q, RR
3			T34	29.42	Q, =PB
4			T33	31.02	WRC
5			T34	31.10	PB
6			T34	31.30
				Wind: -0.3 m/s

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:53.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T34	27.98	WR
			T34	28.95	SB
			T34	29.08
4			T34	30.35
5			T34	30.55
6			T34	30.63
7			T34	30.67
8			T34	30.94
				Wind: -0.4 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. 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.