Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T34
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T34

| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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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/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 | F37-38 |
| Shot put | F32-33 | F32-33 | F32-33 | | F34 |
| | F37-38 | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | F32-34 | F32-34 | F32-34 | F35-36 | F35-36 |
| | F37-38 | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34 | F33-34 | 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 | T35-38 | T35-38 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Shot put | F32-34 | F32-34 | F32-34 | F35-36 | F35-36 |
| | F37 |
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | F35-36 | F35-36 | F35-36 | | F37 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | | F37-38 |

The Men's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

## Records

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

| World record | Jason Lachance (CAN) | 28.82 | 12 August 2000 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Paralympic record | Jason Lachance (CAN) | 29.17 | 16 October 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| Paralympic record | Mohamed Hammadi (UAE) | 29.03 | 4 September 2012 | |
| World record | Walid Ktila (TUN) | 27.98 | 4 September 2012 | |
| World record | Walid Ktila (TUN) | 27.98 | 4 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Mohamed Hammadi | United Arab Emirates | T34 | 29.03 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Bojan Mitic | Switzerland | T34 | 30.23 | Q |
| 3 | Austin Pruitt | United States | T34 | 30.38 | Q |
| 4 | Stefan Rusch | Netherlands | T34 | 30.57 | q, PB |
| 5 | Jamie Carter | Great Britain | T34 | 30.85 | q, PB |
| 6 | Atsuro Kobata | Japan | T34 | 32.08 | PB |
| | | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Walid Ktila | Tunisia | T34 | 27.98 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Rheed McCracken | Australia | T34 | 28.89 | Q, RR |
| 3 | Sebastien Mobre | France | T34 | 29.42 | Q, =PB |
| 4 | Ahmad Almutairi | Kuwait | T33 | 31.02 | WRC |
| 5 | Henk Schuiling | Netherlands | T34 | 31.10 | PB |
| 6 | Nathan Dewitt | Canada | T34 | 31.30 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.3 m/s | Wind: -0.3 m/s |

### Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:53.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| | Walid Ktila | Tunisia | T34 | 27.98 | WR |
| | Mohamed Hammadi | United Arab Emirates | T34 | 28.95 | SB |
| | Rheed McCracken | Australia | T34 | 29.08 | |
| 4 | Bojan Mitic | Switzerland | T34 | 30.35 | |
| 5 | Austin Pruitt | United States | T34 | 30.55 | |
| 6 | Stefan Rusch | Netherlands | T34 | 30.63 | |
| 7 | Sebastien Mobre | France | T34 | 30.67 | |
| 8 | Jamie Carter | Great Britain | T34 | 30.94 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.4 m/s | Wind: -0.4 m/s |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

