Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T42
| Men's 100 metres T42 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 7, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Classification | ||||||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||
| F40: Les Autres | ||||||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||||
| Men T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
| Track | ||||||||||
| 100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
| 200 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
| 400 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
| 800 m | T46 | |||||||||
| 1500 m | T46 | |||||||||
| 4×100 m relay | T42-46 | |||||||||
| Road | ||||||||||
| Marathon | T46 | |||||||||
| Field | ||||||||||
| Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
| Triple jump | F46 | |||||||||
| High jump | F42 | F46 | ||||||||
| Shot put | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
| Discus throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
| Women T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
| Track | ||||||||||
| 100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
| 200 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
| 400 m | T46 | |||||||||
| Field | ||||||||||
| Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
| Shot put | F42-44 | |||||||||
| Javelin throw | F46 | |||||||||
The Men's 100 metres T42 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.[1]
The T42 category is for single above-knee amputees and athletes with other impairments that are comparable to a single above knee amputation, including athletes with loss of muscle power in the lower limbs.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Earle Connor (CAN)
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12.14 | Leverkusen, Germany | 1 June 2002 |
| Paralympic record | 12.32 | Beijing, China | 14 September 2008 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Competed 7 September 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Popow |  Germany |
12.43 | Q, RR |
| 2 | Scott Reardon |  Australia |
12.45 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Richard Whitehead |  Great Britain |
12.97 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Shaquille Vance |  United States |
13.17 | q |
| 5 | Helgi Sveinsson |  Iceland |
15.64 | |
| 6 | Jamol Allan Pilgrim |  Antigua and Barbuda |
15.76 | SB |
| Wind: +0.5 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wojtek Czyz | Germany |
12.53 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Earle Connor |  Canada |
12.56 | Q |
| 3 | Clavel Kayitaré |  France |
12.59 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Atsushi Yamamoto |  Japan |
12.87 | q, RR |
| 5 | Daniel Jorgensen |  Denmark |
13.21 | PB |
| 6 | Garcia-Tolson Rudy | United States |
13.77 | PB |
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||
Final
[edit]Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:25.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Heinrich Popow | Germany |
12.40 | RR |
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Scott Reardon | Australia |
12.43 | PB |
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Wojtek Czyz | Germany |
12.52 | SB |
| 4 | Earle Connor | Canada |
12.65 | |
| 5 | Clavel Kayitaré | France |
12.73 | |
| 6 | Atsushi Yamamoto | Japan |
12.92 | |
| 7 | Richard Whitehead | Great Britain |
12.99 | |
| 8 | Shaquille Vance | United States |
13.03 | SB |
| Wind: -0.1 m/s | ||||
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.