Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

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Men's 100 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates1 and 2 September
Competitors22 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Leo Pekka Tahti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Liu Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
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 T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September. [1]

Contents

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows. [2]

World & Paralympic recordFlag of Finland.svg  Leo-Pekka Tahti  (FIN)13.76 Beijing, China 15 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of Finland.svg  Leo Pekka Tahti  (FIN)13.63 London, United Kingdom 1 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 12:25. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Liu Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13.91Q, RR
2 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.16Q, SB
3 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.21q, SB
4 Niklas Almers Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.89
5 Pedro Gandarilla Fernandez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14.93
6 Esa-Pekka Mattila Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.99SB
7 Nkegbe Botsyo Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 15.52
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Leo Pekka Tahti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.63Q, WR
2 Supachai Koysub Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.43Q, SB
3 Curtis Thom Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14.47q, RR
4 Ahmed Aouadi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 14.51SB
5 Mohammad Vahdani Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 14.52
6 Richard Nicholson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.23
7 Luis Hector Morales Garcia Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 17.62SB
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Cui Yanfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14.00Q, PB
2 Marc Schuh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14.18Q, SB
3 Sukhum Namlun Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.49PB
4 Matthew Cameron Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14.51
5 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15.10
6 Colin Mathieson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15.25
7 Demba Jarju Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 18.84SB
8 Thierry Mabicka Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 21.42SB
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:35.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Leo Pekka Tahti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.79
Silver medal icon.svg Liu Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13.92
Bronze medal icon.svg Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.10=PB
4 Cui Yanfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14.11
5 Marc Schuh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14.61
6 Curtis Thom Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14.74
7 Supachai Koysub Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.74
8 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.87
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.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "Record holder Leo Pekka Tahti to reach the top". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.