Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T34

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Men's 100 metres T34
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Men's 100m T34 Victory Ceremony (8119922023).jpg
Left-right: McCracken, Ktila, Hammadi
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Walid Ktila Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Silver medal icon.svg Rheed McCracken Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Mohamed Hammadi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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 100 metres T34 event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September. [1]

Contents

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 recordFlag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Ktila  (TUN)15.69 Kuwait City, Kuwait 17 January 2012
Paralympic recordNot previously competed
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic recordFlag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Ktila  (TUN)15.95 London, United Kingdom 8 September 2012
Paralympic recordFlag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Ktila  (TUN)15.91 London, United Kingdom 8 September 2012

Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait, classified T33, competed in this event as there was no T33 competition. Although he set a World Record (for his classification) of 17.67s in the heats, he failed to reach the final.

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 11:10. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Walid Ktila Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 15.95Q, PR
2 Mohamed Hammadi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 16.42Q, RR
3 Stefan Rusch Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16.79Q
4 Sebastien Mobre Flag of France.svg  France 16.88q
5 Ahmad Almutairi Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 17.67WRC
6 Jamie Carter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17.75
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Bojan Mitic Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 16.56Q
2 Rheed McCracken Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 16.84Q, RR
3 Henk Schuiling Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17.18Q, PB
4 Nathan Dewitt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 17.35q
5 Atsuro Kobata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 17.65PB
6 Austin Pruitt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17.86
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 19:56.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Walid Ktila Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 15.91PR
Silver medal icon.svg Rheed McCracken Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 16.30RR
Bronze medal icon.svg Mohamed Hammadi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 16.41RR
4 Bojan Mitic Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 16.69
5 Sebastien Mobre Flag of France.svg  France 16.73
6 Stefan Rusch Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16.74PB
7 Henk Schuiling Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17.32
8 Nathan Dewitt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 17.36
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 12 September 2012.