| Men's 100 metres T47 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10–11 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T47 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 10–11 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
11:48 10 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1145 | Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos |  Brazil | 10.67 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 1352 | Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria |  Cuba | 10.93 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 2379 | Roderick Townsend-Roberts |  United States | 11.07 | Q | |
| 4 | 9 | 1048 | Gabriel Cole |  Australia | 11.14 | q | |
| 5 | 2 | 1659 | Ahmad Ojaghlou |  Iran | 11.22 | q | |
| 6 | 7 | 1611 | Setiyo Budi Hartanto |  Indonesia | 11.56 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 2243 | Romikhudo Dodikhudoev |  Tajikistan | 12.89 | ||
| 8 | 1530 | Cesar Lopes Cardoso |  Guinea-Bissau | DSQ |
11:55 10 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1150 | Yohansson Nascimento | Brazil | 10.75 | Q | |
| 2 | 9 | 2021 | Michal Derus |  Poland | 10.79 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 1259 | Hao Wang |  China | 10.95 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 1744 | Tomoki Tagawa |  Japan | 11.30 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1571 | Christos Koutoulias |  Greece | 11.52 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 1948 | Ibrahim Dayabou |  Niger | 11.90 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 1910 | Elias Ndimulunde |  Namibia | 12.68 | ||
| 2 | 2170 | Alex Anjos |  São Tomé and Príncipe | DSQ |
10:45 11 September 2016: [2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7 | 1145 | Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos | Brazil | 10.57 | ||
 | 6 | 2021 | Michal Derus | Poland | 10.79 | ||
 | 5 | 1150 | Yohansson Nascimento | Brazil | 10.79 | ||
| 4 | 9 | 1259 | Hao Wang | China | 11.03 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 2379 | Roderick Townsend-Roberts | United States | 11.08 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1352 | Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria | Cuba | 11.16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1048 | Gabriel Cole | Australia | 11.17 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1659 | Ahmad Ojaghlou | Iran | 11.27 |
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