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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T34

Men's 100 metres T34
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Left-right: McCracken, Ktila, Hammadi
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walid Ktila  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rheed McCracken  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T36 T38
800 m T36 T37
1500 m T37
Field
Long jump F36 F37-38
Shot put F32-33 F34
F37-38
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F32-34 F35-36
F37-38
Javelin throw F33-34
Women T/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T37
4×100 m relay T35-38
Field
Long jump F37-38
Shot put F32-34 F35-36
F37
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F35-36 F37
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F37-38

The Men's 100 metres T34 event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.[1]

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

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

World record  Walid Ktila (TUN) 15.69 Kuwait City, Kuwait 17 January 2012
Paralympic record Not previously competed
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record  Walid Ktila (TUN) 15.95 London, United Kingdom 8 September 2012
Paralympic record  Walid Ktila (TUN) 15.91 London, United Kingdom 8 September 2012

Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait, classified T33, competed in this event as there was no T33 competition. Although he set a World Record (for his classification) of 17.67s in the heats, he failed to reach the final.

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 8 September 2012 from 11:10. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Walid Ktila  Tunisia 15.95 Q, PR
2 Mohamed Hammadi  United Arab Emirates 16.42 Q, RR
3 Stefan Rusch  Netherlands 16.79 Q
4 Sebastien Mobre  France 16.88 q
5 Ahmad Almutairi  Kuwait 17.67 WRC
6 Jamie Carter  Great Britain 17.75
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Bojan Mitic  Switzerland 16.56 Q
2 Rheed McCracken  Australia 16.84 Q, RR
3 Henk Schuiling  Netherlands 17.18 Q, PB
4 Nathan Dewitt  Canada 17.35 q
5 Atsuro Kobata  Japan 17.65 PB
6 Austin Pruitt  United States 17.86
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Final

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Competed 8 September 2012 at 19:56.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walid Ktila  Tunisia 15.91 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rheed McCracken  Australia 16.30 RR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Hammadi  United Arab Emirates 16.41 RR
4 Bojan Mitic  Switzerland 16.69
5 Sebastien Mobre  France 16.73
6 Stefan Rusch  Netherlands 16.74 PB
7 Henk Schuiling  Netherlands 17.32
8 Nathan Dewitt  Canada 17.36
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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