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

Event:Men's 100 metres T42
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:September 7, 2012
Competitors:12
Nations:10
Gold:Heinrich Popow
Goldnpc:GER
Silver:Scott Reardon
Silvernpc:AUS
Bronze:Wojtek Czyz
Bronzenpc:GER
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The Men's 100 metres T42 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.[1]

Records

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

World record12.14Leverkusen, Germany1 June 2002
Paralympic record12.32Beijing, China14 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 12.43 Q, RR
2 12.45 Q, PB
3 12.97 Q, PB
4 13.17 q
5 15.64
6 15.76 SB
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 12.53 Q, SB
2 12.56 Q
3 12.59 Q, PB
4 12.87 q, RR
5 13.21 PB
6 13.77 PB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:25.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
12.40 RR
12.43 PB
12.52 SB
12.65
12.73
12.92
12.99
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 12 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.