Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T53

Men's 200 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates 7 September
Competitors 22 from 14 nations
Winning time 25.61
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Li Huzhao  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Zhao Yufei  China
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 T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.[1]

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World record  Christopher Waddell (USA) 25.24 2 July 2004 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record  Hong Suk-man (KOR) 26.31 27 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record Li Huzhao (CHN)26.08 7 September 2012
Paralympic record Li Huzhao (CHN)25.61 7 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Li Huzhao China26.08Q, PR
2Brent Lakatos Canada26.20Q, PB
3Richard Colman Australia26.75q, RR
4Jung Dong Ho South Korea26.94PB
5Jesus Aguilar Venezuela27.69
6Zach Abbott United States27.71
7Hitoshi Matsunaga Japan28.32
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yu Shiran China26.17Q, PB
2Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva Brazil26.61Q, PB
3Joshua George United States26.76
4Brian Siemann United States26.78
5Yoo Byunghoon South Korea27.32SB
6Pierre Fairbank France27.52PB
7Sopa Intasen Thailand27.97SB
8Jaime Ramirez Valencia Mexico28.78SB
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Zhao Yufei China26.46Q, PB
2Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait26.67Q, PB
3Mickey Bushell Great Britain26.73q, RR
4Jun Hiromichi Japan27.84
5Eric Gauthier Canada28.26
6Mohamed Bani Hashem United Arab Emirates28.39SB
7Pichet Krungget Thailand29.11SB
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:31.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Li Huzhao China25.61PR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Brent Lakatos Canada25.85PB
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Zhao Yufei China26.00PB
4Mickey Bushell Great Britain26.32RR
5Yu Shiran China26.46
6Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait26.50PB
7Richard Colman Australia26.67RR
8Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva Brazil26.83
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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