Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T34

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Men's 200 metres T34
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates4 September
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Winning time27.98
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walid Ktila File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Hammadi File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rheed McCracken File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
File:Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T36 T38
800 m T36 T37
1500 m T37
Field
Long jump F36 F37-38
Shot put F32-33 F34
F37-38
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F32-34 F35-36
F37-38
Javelin throw F33-34
Women T/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T37
4×100 m relay T35-38
Field
Long jump F37-38
Shot put F32-34 F35-36
F37
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F35-36 F37
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F37-38

The Men's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.[1] The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

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

World record File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Lachance (CAN) 28.82 12 August 2000 Gothenburg, Sweden
Paralympic record 29.17 16 October 2000 Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Hammadi (UAE) 29.03 4 September 2012
World record File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Walid Ktila (TUN) 27.98 4 September 2012
World record File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Walid Ktila (TUN) 27.98 4 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Mohamed Hammadi File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates T34 29.03 Q, PR
2 Bojan Mitic File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland T34 30.23 Q
3 Austin Pruitt File:Flag of the United States.svg United States T34 30.38 Q
4 Stefan Rusch File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands T34 30.57 q, PB
5 Jamie Carter File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain T34 30.85 q, PB
6 Atsuro Kobata File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan T34 32.08 PB
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Walid Ktila File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia T34 27.98 Q, WR
2 Rheed McCracken File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia T34 28.89 Q, RR
3 Sebastien Mobre File:Flag of France.svg France T34 29.42 Q, =PB
4 Ahmad Almutairi File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait T33 31.02 WRC
5 Henk Schuiling File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands T34 31.10 PB
6 Nathan Dewitt File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada T34 31.30
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:53.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walid Ktila File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia T34 27.98 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Hammadi File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates T34 28.95 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rheed McCracken File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia T34 29.08
4 Bojan Mitic File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland T34 30.35
5 Austin Pruitt File:Flag of the United States.svg United States T34 30.55
6 Stefan Rusch File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands T34 30.63
7 Sebastien Mobre File:Flag of France.svg France T34 30.67
8 Jamie Carter File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain T34 30.94
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. 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 14 September 2012.