Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T44

The Men's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September.[1]

Men's 200 metres T44
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates1 and 2 September
Competitors18 from 15 nations
Winning time21.45
Medalists
Alan Fonteles Cardoso
Oliveira
 Brazil
Oscar Pistorius  South Africa
Blake Leeper  United States
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 T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs. The race was also open to category T43 double amputees, and in the final T43 contestants took all 3 medals.

Records

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

T43 World record  Oscar Pistorius (RSA) 21.58 5 April 2007 Johannesburg, South Africa
Paralympic record 21.67 13 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record Oscar Pistorius (RSA)21.301 September 2012
T44 World & Paralympic record  Jim Bob Bizzell (USA) 22.62 13 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record Arnu Fourie (RSA)22.571 September 2012
World record Arnu Fourie (RSA)22.492 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 20:22. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira BrazilT4321.88Q, PB
2Jerome Singleton United StatesT4423.23Q
3Alister McQueen CanadaT4424.25
4Ivan Prokopyev RussiaT4324.26PB
5Jean-Baptiste Alaize FranceT4424.42
6Jack Swift AustraliaT4424.88
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Blake Leeper United StatesT4322.23Q
2Arnu Fourie South AfricaT4422.57Q, WR(T44)
3David Behre GermanyT4323.65q, SB
4Christoph Bausch SwitzerlandT4424.22q
5Robert Mayer AustriaT4424.67
6Jia Tianlei ChinaT4425.62SB
Wind: -0.8 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Oscar Pistorius South AfricaT4321.30Q, WR(T43)
2Jim Bob Bizzell United StatesT4423.64Q
3Keita Sato JapanT4424.34RR
4Riccardo Scendoni ItalyT4424.51
5Marcio Fernandes Cape VerdeT4424.84
6D.M.A. Pituwala Kankanange Sri LankaT4426.23
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:15.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira BrazilT4321.45RR
Oscar Pistorius South AfricaT4321.52
Blake Leeper United StatesT4322.46
4Arnu Fourie South AfricaT4422.49WR(T44)
5Jerome Singleton United StatesT4423.58
6Christoph Bausch SwitzerlandT4423.70PB
7David Behre GermanyT4323.71
8Jim Bob Bizzell United StatesT4428.19
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World 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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