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

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

Men's 100 metres T42
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 7, 2012
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Medalists
Heinrich Popow  Germany
Scott Reardon  Australia
Wojtek Czyz  Germany
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 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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Heinrich Popow Germany12.43Q, RR
2Scott Reardon Australia12.45Q, PB
3Richard Whitehead Great Britain12.97Q, PB
4Shaquille Vance United States13.17q
5Helgi Sveinsson Iceland15.64
6Jamol Allan Pilgrim Antigua and Barbuda15.76SB
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Wojtek Czyz Germany12.53Q, SB
2Earle Connor Canada12.56Q
3Clavel Kayitaré France12.59Q, PB
4Atsushi Yamamoto Japan12.87q, RR
5Daniel Jorgensen Denmark13.21PB
6Garcia-Tolson Rudy United States13.77PB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:25.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Heinrich Popow Germany12.40RR
Scott Reardon Australia12.43PB
Wojtek Czyz Germany12.52SB
4Earle Connor Canada12.65
5Clavel Kayitaré France12.73
6Atsushi Yamamoto Japan12.92
7Richard Whitehead Great Britain12.99
8Shaquille Vance United States13.03SB
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. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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