Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres wheelchair A
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The Men's 100 metres wheelchair race A was one of the events held in Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.
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| Competitors | 17 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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There were 17 competitors in the heat; 6 made it into the final.
In the final, Australia's Gary Hooper achieved a time of 24.2 seconds, taking the gold medal.[1]
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruno Moretti (AUS) |
24.0 |
| 2 | Gary Hooper (AUS) |
24.2 |
| 3 |  D. Pickering (GBR) |
25.2 |
| 4 | Dick Thompson (GBR) |
25.2 |
| 5 |  Tuinier (NED) |
26.0 |
| 6 | Frank Ponta (AUS) |
26.1 |
| 7 |  Alonzo Wilkins (USA) |
26.2 |
| 8 | Bill Mather-Brown (AUS) |
26.4 |
| 9 |  Peter Gilomen (SUI) |
27.3 |
| 10 | Simmons (USA) |
27.6 |
| 11 | van Eyk (NED) |
27.9 |
| 12 | Ignaz Casutt (SUI) |
28.5 |
| 13 |  Igel (AUT) |
28.7 |
| 14 | Engelbert Rangger (AUT) |
30.8 |
| 15 | Gray (USA) |
31.5 |
| 16 |  Keishi Kojima (JPN) |
31.6 |
| 17 |  Pinnen (FRG) |
36.9 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Gary Hooper (AUS) |
24.2 |
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Bruno Moretti (AUS) |
24.6 |
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Dick Thompson (GBR) |
24.6 |
| 4 | D. Pickering (GBR) |
25.0 |
| 5 | Tuinier (NED) |
25.9 |
| 6 | Frank Ponta (AUS) |
26.6 |
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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