Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T42

Men's 100 metres T42
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 7, 2012
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heinrich Popow  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scott Reardon  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wojtek Czyz  Germany
2008
2016
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/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

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

World record  Earle Connor (CAN) 12.14 Leverkusen, Germany 1 June 2002
Paralympic record 12.32 Beijing, China 14 September 2008

Results

Round 1

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

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

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

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:25.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heinrich Popow  Germany 12.40 RR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scott Reardon  Australia 12.43 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.