Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres (T38) explained

Event:Women's 100 metres (T38)
Games:2018
Venue:Carrara Stadium
Dates:12 April
Competitors:6
Nations:3
Win Value:12.46 GR
Gold:Sophie Hahn
Goldcga:ENG
Silver:Rhiannon Clarke
Silvercga:AUS
Bronze:Olivia Breen
Bronzecga:WAL
Next:2022

The women's 100 metres (T38) 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 T37 / T38 classifications.

Records

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

World record13.13 (T37)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil9 September 2016
12.44 (T38)London, United Kingdom22 July 2017
Games record14.38 (T38)Melbourne, Australia20 March 2006

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
5 T38 0.186 12.46
6 T38 0.136 13.17
3 T38 0.262 13.35
4 7 T38 0.260 13.48
5 8 T38 0.163 14.43
6 4 T37 0.210 14.82
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's T38 100m . 24 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
  2. Book: Athletics Women's T38 100m - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 229. 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.