Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T52

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Men's 100 metres T52
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates2 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Raymond Martin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Salvador Hernandez
Mondragon 		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Nitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The Men's 100 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September. [1]

Contents

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Paul Nitz  (USA)16.73 Nottwil, Switzerland 20 May 2012
Paralympic recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dean Bergeron  (CAN)17.47 Beijing, China 13 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Raymond Martin  (USA)16.79 London, United Kingdom 2 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Raymond Martin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.79Q, PR
2 Salvador Hernandez Mondragon Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 17.34Q
3 Josh Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.36Q, PB
4 Thomas Geierspichler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 18.67q
5 Sam McIntosh Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 18.70SB
6 Toshihiro Takada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19.63SB
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Paul Nitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17.11Q
2 Beat Boesch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 17.99Q, SB
3 Peth Rungsri Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 18.53Q, PB
4 Tomoya Ito Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 18.65q
5 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19.86
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 19:42.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Raymond Martin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17.02
Silver medal icon.svg Salvador Hernandez Mondragon Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 17.64
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Nitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17.99
4 Beat Boesch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 18.41
5 Tomoya Ito Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 18.74
6 Josh Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.86
7 Thomas Geierspichler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 19.01
8 Peth Rungsri Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 19.05
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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