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 record

10.72

Barcelona, Spain

6 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.