Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres (T47) explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres (T47)
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Stadium
Dates:	13 April
Competitors:	6
Nations:	6
Win Value:	11.04
Gold:	Suwaibidu Galadima
Goldcga:	NGR
Silver:	James Arnott
Silvercga:	ENG
Bronze:	Tevaughn Thomas
Bronzecga:	JAM
Next:	2022

The men's 100 metres (T47) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Carrara Stadium on 13 April 2018.^[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T46 / T47 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows:^[2]

World record

10.53 (T46/47)

London, United Kingdom

15 July 2017

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

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

Results

With six entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Sport Class	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
	3		T47	0.150	11.04
	4		T46	0.148	11.30
	6		T46	0.173	11.63
4	7		T47	0.165	11.93
5	2		T47	0.180	12.47
6	5		T47	0.188	12.75
					Wind: -0.1 m/s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T47 100m . 24 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. Book: Athletics Men's T47 100m - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 124. 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.