Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T12
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T12

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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/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
| Women T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |

The Men's 200 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 September.

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

## Records

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

| World & Paralympic record | Adekunle Adesoji (NGR) | 21.77 | 24 September 2004 | Athens, Greece |
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| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Mateusz Michalski (POL) | 21.56 | 8 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:05. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 7 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Thomas Ulbricht | Germany | 22.56 | Q, =PB |
| 2 | Mahmoud Khaldi | Tunisia | 22.63 | q, PB |
| 3 | Maximiliano Rodriguez | Spain | 22.87 | q, PB |
| 4 | Thierb Siqueira Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin | Brazil | 23.60 | SB |
| | | | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Hilton Langenhoven | South Africa | 22.44 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Josiah Jamison Guide: Jerome Avery | United States | 22.52 | q, PB |
| 3 | Gabriel Potra Guide: Ricardo Pacheco | Portugal | 23.64 | SB |
| 4 | Hyacinthe Deleplace Guide: Edgar Onezou | France | DQ | |
| | | | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Mateusz Michalski | Poland | 22.13 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Fedor Trikolich | Russia | 22.47 | q, PB |
| 3 | Ahmed Abdul Amir Kadhim | Iraq | 23.16 | PB |
| 4 | Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz | Spain | 23.19 | PB |
| | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Yang Yuqing | China | 22.41 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda | Mexico | 22.96 | PB |
| 3 | Matthias Schroeder Guide: Tobias Schneider | Germany | 23.32 | |
| 4 | Brandon King Guide: Andrew Heffernan | Canada | 24.29 | SB |
| | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | Wind: +0.1 m/s |

**Heat 5**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Li Yansong | China | 22.40 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Yuan Yizhi | China | 22.48 | q, PB |
| 3 | Rza Osmanov | Azerbaijan | 22.85 | q, SB |
| 4 | Henry Nzungi Mwendo | Kenya | 22.88 | q, SB |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

### Semifinals

Competed 7 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Hilton Langenhoven | South Africa | 22.24 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Yang Yuqing | China | 22.30 | PB |
| 3 | Mahmoud Khaldi | Tunisia | 22.88 | |
| 4 | Rza Osmanov | Azerbaijan | 23.11 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | Wind: +0.5 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Fedor Trikolich | Russia | 21.94 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Mateusz Michalski | Poland | 22.09 | q, SB |
| 3 | Yuan Yizhi | China | 22.52 | |
| 4 | Henry Nzungi Mwendo | Kenya | 23.24 | |
| | | | Wind: Nil | Wind: Nil |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Li Yansong | China | 22.07 | Q, RR |
| 2 | Maximiliano Rodriguez | Spain | 23.18 | |
| 3 | Thomas Ulbricht | Germany | 23.49 | |
| | Josiah Jamison Guide: Jerome Avery | United States | DQ | |
| | | | Wind: Nil | Wind: Nil |

### Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 20:20.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | Mateusz Michalski | Poland | 21.56 | WR |
| | Fedor Trikolich | Russia | 21.81 | PB |
| | Li Yansong | China | 22.04 | RR |
| 4 | Hilton Langenhoven | South Africa | 22.29 | |
| | | | Wind: +1.0 m/s | Wind: +1.0 m/s |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.

