Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres (T38)

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Men's 100 metres (T38)
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates9 April
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning time11.09
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2022  

The men's 100 metres (T38) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 April 2018. [1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T37 / T38 classifications.

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of South Africa.svg  Charl du Toit  (RSA)11.42 (T37) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Jianwen  (CHN)10.74 (T38) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Monday 9 April 201819:10Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With eight entrants, the event was held as a straight final. [2]

Final

RankLaneNameSport ClassReaction TimeResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of Australia.svg  Evan O'Hanlon  (AUS)T380.14911.09
Silver medal icon.svg7Flag of South Africa.svg  Dyan Buis  (RSA)T380.17311.33 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg5Flag of South Africa.svg  Charl du Toit  (RSA)T370.14611.35 WR
42Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kyle Whitehouse  (CAN)T380.11511.58 SB
53Flag of South Africa.svg  Union Sekailwe  (RSA)T380.20511.67 SB
68Flag of Australia.svg  Samuel Walker  (AUS)T380.15311.80 SB
76Flag of Wales 2.svg  Rhys Jones  (WAL)T370.17611.87
89Flag of England.svg  Amar-Mazigh Aichoun  (ENG)T380.21212.14
Wind: +0.8 m/s

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T38 100m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Athletics | Men's T38 100m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.