Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T46
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T46

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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/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 800 m | | | | | T46 |
| 1500 m | | | | | T46 |
| 4×100 m relay | | T42-46 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
| High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 | F46 |
| Discus throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Javelin throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Women T/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 |
| Javelin throw | | | | | F46 |

The Men's 100 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September.

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs. There being no event for T45 competitors - double arm amputees - two such athletes took part in this event, and one of them, Zhao Xu of China, took the gold medal.

## Records

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

| World & Paralympic record | Adeoye Ajibola (NGR) | 10.72 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 September 1992 |
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## Results

### Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:55. Qual. rule: first 2 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 | Zhao Xu | China | T45 | 11.06 | Q, PRC |
| 2 | Frank Johnwill | Nigeria | T46 | 11.12 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Yury Nosulenko | Russia | T46 | 11.26 | SB |
| 4 | Saeed Alkhaldi | Saudi Arabia | T46 | 11.41 | SB |
| 5 | Elliot Mujaji | Zimbabwe | T46 | 13.12 | SB |
| 6 | Gabriel Cole | Australia | T46 | 17.82 | |
| 7 | Mahamane Sacko | Mali | T46 | DQ | |
| 8 | Kouame Jean-Luc Noumbo | Ivory Coast | T46 | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: Calm m/s | Wind: Calm m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Yohansson Nascimento | Brazil | T45 | 10.94 | Q, WRC |
| 2 | Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria | Cuba | T46 | 10.97 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Francis Kompaon | Papua New Guinea | T46 | 11.21 | q, PB |
| 4 | Suwaibidu Galadima | Nigeria | T46 | 11.24 | q, SB |
| 5 | Antonis Aresti | Cyprus | T46 | 11.34 | |
| 6 | Samkelo Radebe | South Africa | T45 | 11.53 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Kamara | Sierra Leone | T46 | 11.97 | SB |
| 8 | Arnaud Assoumani | France | T46 | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Ola Abidogun | Great Britain | T46 | 11.21 | Q |
| 2 | Tomoki Tagawa | Japan | T46 | 11.29 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Saidi Adedeji | Nigeria | T46 | 11.35 | SB |
| 4 | Antônio Souza | Brazil | T46 | 11.36 | |
| 5 | Yao Jianjun | China | T46 | 11.43 | SB |
| 6 | Roger Tapia | Philippines | T46 | 11.75 | |
| 7 | Ibrahim Mamoudou Tamangue | Niger | T46 | 12.29 | SB |
| | | | Wind: +0.6 m/s | Wind: +0.6 m/s |

### Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:12.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Zhao Xu | China | T45 | 11.05 | RR |
| 2 | Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria | Cuba | T46 | 11.08 | |
| 3 | Ola Abidogun | Great Britain | T46 | 11.23 | |
| 4 | Suwaibidu Galadima | Nigeria | T46 | 11.31 | |
| 5 | Tomoki Tagawa | Japan | T46 | 11.32 | |
| 6 | Frank Johnwill | Nigeria | T46 | 11.34 | |
| 7 | Francis Kompaon | Papua New Guinea | T46 | 12.28 | |
| 8 | Yohansson Nascimento | Brazil | T45 | 30.79 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PRC = Paralympic Record for athlete's classification. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified. DNS = Did not start.

