Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37

The Men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.[1]

Men's 200 metres T37
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning time23.10
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roman Kapranov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shang Guangxu  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Omar Monterola  Venezuela
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 T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

Records edit

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

World record   Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) 23.10 15 September 2011 Maputo, Mozambique
Paralympic record 23.84 16 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record   Roman Kapranov (RUS) 23.24 31 August 2012

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Competed 31 August 2012 from 11:33. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Roman Kapranov   Russia 23.24 Q, PR
2 Shang Guangxu   China 23.33 Q, RR
3 Omar Monterola   Venezuela 23.64 Q, RR
4 Sofiane Hamdi   Algeria 24.39 q
5 Rhys Jones   Great Britain 24.39 q, PB
6 Marcel Houssimoli   Vanuatu 30.12
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 2 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Liang Yongbin   China 23.78 Q, PB
2 Fanie van der Merwe   South Africa 23.83 Q
3 Gocha Khugaev   Russia 24.20 Q
4 Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed   Egypt 24.58
5 Lucas Ferrari   Brazil 25.51 PB
Wind: -0.8 m/s

Final edit

Competed 31 August 2012 at 20:08.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Roman Kapranov   Russia 23.10 =WR
  Shang Guangxu   China 23.15 RR
  Omar Monterola   Venezuela 23.34 RR
4 Liang Yongbin   China 23.40 PB
5 Sofiane Hamdi   Algeria 23.67
6 Fanie van der Merwe   South Africa 23.79
7 Gocha Khugaev   Russia 24.13
8 Rhys Jones   Great Britain 24.68
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.