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:

T43World record21.585 April 2007Johannesburg, South Africa
Paralympic record21.6713 September 2008Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record 21.30 1 September 2012
T44World & Paralympic record22.6213 September 2008Beijing, 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.