Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T53 explained

Event:	Men's 200 metres T53
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	25.61
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	7 September
Competitors:	22
Nations:	14
Gold:	Li Huzhao
Goldnpc:	CHN
Silver:	Brent Lakatos
Silvernpc:	CAN
Bronze:	Zhao Yufei
Bronzenpc:	CHN

The Men's 200 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		25.24	2 July 2004	Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record		26.31	27 September 2004	Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record		26.08	7 September 2012
Paralympic record		25.61	7 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			26.08	Q, PR
2			26.20	Q, PB
3			26.75	q, RR
4			26.94	PB
5			27.69
6			27.71
7			28.32
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			26.17	Q, PB
2			26.61	Q, PB
3			26.76
4			26.78
5			27.32	SB
6			27.52	PB
7			27.97	SB
8			28.78	SB
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			26.46	Q, PB
2			26.67	Q, PB
3			26.73	q, RR
4			27.84
5			28.26
6			28.39	SB
7			29.11	SB
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:31.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			25.61	PR
			25.85	PB
			26.00	PB
4			26.32	RR
5			26.46
6			26.50	PB
7			26.67	RR
8			26.83
			Wind: +0.2 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. 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.