Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T52

Men's 200 metres T52 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Left-right: Ito, Martin, Hernandez
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	8 September
Competitors	12 from 7 nations
Winning time	30.25
Medalists
Raymond Martin  United States Tomoya Ito  Japan Salvador Hernandez Mondragon  Mexico

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The Men's 200 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Records

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

World record	Raymond Martin (USA)	30.18	1 July 2012	Indianapolis, United States
Paralympic record	Dean Bergeron (CAN)	30.81	10 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record	Raymond Martin (USA)	30.25	8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 10:42. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Raymond Martin	United States	30.98	Q
2	Paul Nitz	United States	32.65	Q
3	Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez	Mexico	32.78	Q, PB
4	Toshihiro Takada	Japan	33.96	SB
5	Thomas Geierspichler	Austria	34.02
6	Sam McIntosh	Australia	34.09	SB
			Wind: -1.4 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Tomoya Ito	Japan	31.49	Q, RR
2	Beat Boesch	Switzerland	31.93	Q, SB
3	Salvador Hernandez Mondragon	Mexico	32.69	Q
4	Peth Rungsri	Thailand	32.96	q, PB
5	Josh Roberts	United States	33.54	q
6	Hirokazu Ueyonabaru	Japan	33.59	SB
			Wind: +0.2 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:22.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Raymond Martin	United States	30.25	PR
	Tomoya Ito	Japan	31.60
	Salvador Hernandez Mondragon	Mexico	31.81
4	Beat Boesch	Switzerland	32.75
5	Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez	Mexico	33.16
6	Paul Nitz	United States	33.31
7	Peth Rungsri	Thailand	33.60
8	Josh Roberts	United States	34.44
			Wind: Nil

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.