Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T44 explained

Event:	Men's 200 metres T44
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	21.45
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	1 and 2 September
Competitors:	18
Nations:	15
Gold:	Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira
Goldnpc:	BRA
Silver:	Oscar Pistorius
Silvernpc:	RSA
Bronze:	Blake Leeper
Bronzenpc:	USA

The Men's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September.^[1] The race was also open to category T43 double amputees, and in the final T43 contestants took all 3 medals.

Records

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

T43	World record		21.58	5 April 2007	Johannesburg, South Africa
	Paralympic record		21.67	13 September 2008	Beijing, China
	Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	World record		21.30	1 September 2012
T44	World & Paralympic record		22.62	13 September 2008	Beijing, China
	Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	World record		22.57	1 September 2012
	World record		22.49	2 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 20:22. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T43	21.88	Q, PB
2			T44	23.23	Q
3			T44	24.25
4			T43	24.26	PB
5			T44	24.42
6			T44	24.88
				Wind: -0.3 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T43	22.23	Q
2			T44	22.57	Q, WR(T44)
3			T43	23.65	q, SB
4			T44	24.22	q
5			T44	24.67
6			T44	25.62	SB
				Wind: -0.8 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T43	21.30	Q, WR(T43)
2			T44	23.64	Q
3			T44	24.34	RR
4			T44	24.51
5			T44	24.84
6			T44	26.23
				Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:15.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T43	21.45	RR
			T43	21.52
			T43	22.46
4			T44	22.49	WR(T44)
5			T44	23.58
6			T44	23.70	PB
7			T43	23.71
8			T44	28.19
				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. 14 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.