Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T44

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Men's 200 metres T44
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates1 and 2 September
Competitors18 from 15 nations
Winning time21.45
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alan Fonteles Cardoso
Oliveira 		Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg Oscar Pistorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg Blake Leeper 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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The Men's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September. [1]

Contents

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs. The race was also open to category T43 double amputees, and in the final T43 contestants took all 3 medals.

Records

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

T43World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Oscar Pistorius  (RSA)21.585 April 2007 Johannesburg, South Africa
Paralympic record21.6713 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Oscar Pistorius  (RSA)21.301 September 2012
T44World & Paralympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Jim Bob Bizzell  (USA)22.6213 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Arnu Fourie  (RSA)22.571 September 2012
World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Arnu Fourie  (RSA)22.492 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 20:22. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil T4321.88Q, PB
2 Jerome Singleton Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4423.23Q
3 Alister McQueen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada T4424.25
4 Ivan Prokopyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T4324.26PB
5 Jean-Baptiste Alaize Flag of France.svg  France T4424.42
6 Jack Swift Flag of Australia.svg  Australia T4424.88
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Blake Leeper Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4322.23Q
2 Arnu Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa T4422.57Q, WR(T44)
3 David Behre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany T4323.65q, SB
4 Christoph Bausch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland T4424.22q
5 Robert Mayer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria T4424.67
6 Jia Tianlei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China T4425.62SB
Wind: -0.8 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Oscar Pistorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa T4321.30Q, WR(T43)
2 Jim Bob Bizzell Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4423.64Q
3 Keita Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T4424.34RR
4 Riccardo Scendoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy T4424.51
5 Marcio Fernandes Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde T4424.84
6 D.M.A. Pituwala Kankanange Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka T4426.23
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:15.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil T4321.45RR
Silver medal icon.svg Oscar Pistorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa T4321.52
Bronze medal icon.svg Blake Leeper Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4322.46
4 Arnu Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa T4422.49WR(T44)
5 Jerome Singleton Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4423.58
6 Christoph Bausch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland T4423.70PB
7 David Behre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany T4323.71
8 Jim Bob Bizzell Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4428.19
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 14 September 2012.
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