Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

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Men's 100 metres T54
at the XI Paralympic Games
Venue Stadium Australia
Competitors14 from 13 nations
Winning time14.46
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Geoff Trappett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Hakan Ericsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg David Holding Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

The men's 100 metres T54 took place in Stadium Australia.

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There were two heats and one final round [1] . The T54 is for athletes who have normal hand, arm and trunk function but no function in their legs.

Heats

Qualified for final round

Heat 1

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Hakan Ericsson  (SWE)14.44
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Supachai Koysub  (THA)14.56
3Flag of Australia.svg  Geoff Trappett  (AUS)14.56
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Weeghel  (NED)15.07
5Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Ivanov  (RUS)15.43
6Flag of Canada.svg  Carl Marquis  (CAN)15.76
7Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Laurens Molina Sibaja  (CRC)16.13

Heat 2

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Holding  (GBR)14.36
2Flag of Germany.svg  Steffen Woischnik  (GER)14.58
3Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshifumi Nagao  (JPN)14.82
4Flag of the United States.svg  Troy Davis  (USA)15.15
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Prasitdhi Thongchuen  (THA)15.23
6Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Cho Hang Duk  (KOR)15.26
7Flag of Honduras.svg  Narciso Hernandez  (HON)19.42

Final round

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Geoff Trappett  (AUS)14.46
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Hakan Ericsson  (SWE)14.51
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Holding  (GBR)14.61
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Supachai Koysub  (THA)14.62
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Weeghel  (NED)14.95
6Flag of Germany.svg  Steffen Woischnik  (GER)15.10
7Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshifumi Nagao  (JPN)15.16
8Flag of the United States.svg  Troy Davis  (USA)15.19

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References

  1. "Men's 100 metres T54 Results". International Paralympic Committee. 25 January 2019.