Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

The Men's 100 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September.[1]

Men's 100 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates1 and 2 September
Competitors22 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leo Pekka Tahti  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Yang  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saichon Konjen  Thailand
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.[2]

World & Paralympic record   Leo-Pekka Tahti (FIN) 13.76 Beijing, China 15 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record   Leo Pekka Tahti (FIN) 13.63 London, United Kingdom 1 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 1 September 2012 from 12:25. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Liu Yang   China 13.91 Q, RR
2 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 14.16 Q, SB
3 Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands 14.21 q, SB
4 Niklas Almers   Sweden 14.89
5 Pedro Gandarilla Fernandez   Mexico 14.93
6 Esa-Pekka Mattila   Finland 14.99 SB
7 Nkegbe Botsyo   Ghana 15.52
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Leo Pekka Tahti   Finland 13.63 Q, WR
2 Supachai Koysub   Thailand 14.43 Q, SB
3 Curtis Thom   Canada 14.47 q, RR
4 Ahmed Aouadi   Tunisia 14.51 SB
5 Mohammad Vahdani   United Arab Emirates 14.52
6 Richard Nicholson   Australia 15.23
7 Luis Hector Morales Garcia   El Salvador 17.62 SB
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Cui Yanfeng   China 14.00 Q, PB
2 Marc Schuh   Germany 14.18 Q, SB
3 Sukhum Namlun   Thailand 14.49 PB
4 Matthew Cameron   Australia 14.51
5 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia   Mexico 15.10
6 Colin Mathieson   Canada 15.25
7 Demba Jarju   The Gambia 18.84 SB
8 Thierry Mabicka   Gabon 21.42 SB
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Final

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Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:35.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Leo Pekka Tahti   Finland 13.79
  Liu Yang   China 13.92
  Saichon Konjen   Thailand 14.10 =PB
4 Cui Yanfeng   China 14.11
5 Marc Schuh   Germany 14.61
6 Curtis Thom   Canada 14.74
7 Supachai Koysub   Thailand 14.74
8 Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands 14.87
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.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Record holder Leo Pekka Tahti to reach the top". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.