Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres (T12) explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres (T12)
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Stadium
Dates:	12 April
Competitors:	8 (plus 2 guides)
Nations:	7
Win Value:	11.02
Gold:	Jonathan Ntutu
Goldcga:	RSA
Silver:	Hilton Langenhoven
Silvercga:	RSA
Bronze:	Afiq Ali Hanafiah
Bronzecga:	MAS
Next:	2022

The men's 100 metres (T12) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.^[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T11 / T12 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record		10.92 (T11)	Walnut, United States	18 April 2014
		10.66 (T12)	Imola, Italy	19 June 2010
Games record	No previous mark

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 12 April 2018	11:50	First round
	style=background:lemonchiffon	20:21	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The winner of each heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Sport Class	Reaction Time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	4		T12	0.182	11.27	=
2	2		T12	0.183	11.58
3	8		T12	0.162	11.77
4	6	Adam Johnson (guide)	T12	0.160	14.03
					Wind: +1.4 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Sport Class	Reaction Time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	2		T12	0.193	10.80	,
2	8		T12	0.158	11.20
3	4	Even Tjiviju (guide)	T11	0.176	11.26	,
4	6		T12	0.160	11.49
					Wind: +1.5 m/s

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Sport Class	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
	6		T12	0.177	11.02
	4		T12	0.150	11.27	=
	8		T12	0.133	11.28
4	2	Even Tjiviju (guide)	T11	0.162	11.37
					Wind: 0.0 m/s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T12 100m . 24 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. Book: Athletics Men's T12 100m - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 119. 24 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
3. Book: Athletics Men's T12 100m - Round 1. Gold Coast 2018. 121. 24 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.