Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T53
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T53

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| 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 | T53-54 | T53-54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | 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 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |

The Men's 200 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

## Records

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

| World record | Christopher Waddell (USA) | 25.24 | 2 July 2004 | Atlanta, United States |
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| Paralympic record | Hong Suk-man (KOR) | 26.31 | 27 September 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| Paralympic record | Li Huzhao (CHN) | 26.08 | 7 September 2012 | |
| Paralympic record | Li Huzhao (CHN) | 25.61 | 7 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Li Huzhao | China | 26.08 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 26.20 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Richard Colman | Australia | 26.75 | q, RR |
| 4 | Jung Dong Ho | South Korea | 26.94 | PB |
| 5 | Jesus Aguilar | Venezuela | 27.69 | |
| 6 | Zach Abbott | United States | 27.71 | |
| 7 | Hitoshi Matsunaga | Japan | 28.32 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Yu Shiran | China | 26.17 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva | Brazil | 26.61 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Joshua George | United States | 26.76 | |
| 4 | Brian Siemann | United States | 26.78 | |
| 5 | Yoo Byunghoon | South Korea | 27.32 | SB |
| 6 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 27.52 | PB |
| 7 | Sopa Intasen | Thailand | 27.97 | SB |
| 8 | Jaime Ramirez Valencia | Mexico | 28.78 | SB |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Zhao Yufei | China | 26.46 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Hamad N M E Aladwani | Kuwait | 26.67 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Mickey Bushell | Great Britain | 26.73 | q, RR |
| 4 | Jun Hiromichi | Japan | 27.84 | |
| 5 | Eric Gauthier | Canada | 28.26 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Bani Hashem | United Arab Emirates | 28.39 | SB |
| 7 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand | 29.11 | SB |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

### Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:31.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | Li Huzhao | China | 25.61 | PR |
| | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 25.85 | PB |
| | Zhao Yufei | China | 26.00 | PB |
| 4 | Mickey Bushell | Great Britain | 26.32 | RR |
| 5 | Yu Shiran | China | 26.46 | |
| 6 | Hamad N M E Aladwani | Kuwait | 26.50 | PB |
| 7 | Richard Colman | Australia | 26.67 | RR |
| 8 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva | Brazil | 26.83 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

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

