Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T46 explained

Event:Men's 100 metres T46
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:6 September
Competitors:23
Nations:19
Gold:Zhao Xu
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria
Silvernpc:CUB
Bronze:Ola Abidogun
Bronzenpc:GBR

The Men's 100 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September.[1]

There being no event for T45 competitors - double arm amputees - two such athletes took part in this event, and one of them, Zhao Xu of China, took the gold medal.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record10.72Barcelona, Spain6 September 1992

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:55. 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 T45 11.06 Q, PRC
2 T46 11.12 Q, SB
3 T46 11.26 SB
4 T46 11.41 SB
5 T46 13.12 SB
6 T46 17.82
7 T46 DQ
8 T46 DNS
Wind: Calm m/s

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T45 10.94 Q, WRC
2 T46 10.97 Q, PB
3 T46 11.21 q, PB
4 T46 11.24 q, SB
5 T46 11.34
6 T45 11.53
7 T46 11.97 SB
8 T46 DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T46 11.21 Q
2 T46 11.29 Q, SB
3 T46 11.35 SB
4 T46 11.36
5 T46 11.43 SB
6 T46 11.75
7 T46 12.29 SB
Wind: +0.6 m/s

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:12.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T45 11.05 RR
2 T46 11.08
3 T46 11.23
4 T46 11.31
5 T46 11.32
6 T46 11.34
7 T46 12.28
8 T45 30.79
Wind: +0.2 m/s
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PRC = Paralympic Record for athlete's classification. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified. DNS = Did not start.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 12 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.