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

The Men's 100m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 15 events were contested over this distance for 15 different classifications.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 31 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | Wed 5 | Thr 6 | Thr 6 | Fri 7 | Fri 7 | Sat 8 | Sat 8 |
| T11 100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | R | ½ | F |
| T12 100m | | | | | | | R | ½ | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| T13 100m | R | R | F | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T34 100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | F |
| T35 100m | R | R | F | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T36 100m | | | | | R | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T37 100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | F |
| T38 100m | | | R | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T42 100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | F | | |
| T44 100m | | | | | | | | | | | R | R | F | F | | | | |
| T46 100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | F | | | | |
| T51 100m | | | | | | | R | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| T52 100m | | | | | R | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T53 100m | | | | | | | R | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| T54 100m | | | R | R | ½ | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results

### T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Xue Lei Guide: Wang Lin | China | 11.17 | |
| | Lucas Prado Guide: Dos Santos Justino Barbosa | Brazil | 11.25 | |
| | Felipe Gomes Guide: Leonardo Souza Lopes | Brazil | 11.27 | |
| 4 | José Sayovo Armando | Angola | 11.36 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.3 m/s | Wind: -0.3 m/s |

### T12

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.

Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Fedor Trikolich | Russia | 10.81 | PB |
| | Mateusz Michalski | Poland | 10.88 | |
| | Yansong Li | China | 10.91 | AS |
| 4 | Maximiliano Rodríguez | Spain | 11.20 | |

### T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Heats took place on 31 August 2012. Jason Smyth broke his own world record in 10.54, while Jonathan Ntutu broke the African record.

The final took place on 1 September 2012. Jason Smyth of Ireland won gold in a new world record time of 10.46. Luis Felipe Gutierrez took silver for his second medal of the Games, with the South African Ntutu just clinching bronze.

Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jason Smyth | Ireland | 10.46 | WR |
| | Luis Felipe Gutierrez | Cuba | 11.02 | |
| | Jonathan Ntutu | South Africa | 11.03 | |
| 4 | Alexey Labzin | Russia | 11.03 | |
| 5 | Artem Loginov | Russia | 11.18 | |
| 6 | Radoslav Zlatanov | Bulgaria | 11.25 | |
| 7 | Braedon Samuel Dolfo | Canada | 11.27 | |
| 8 | André Andrade | Brazil | 11.28 | |

### T34

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.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Walid Ktila | Tunisia | 15.91 | PR |
| | Rheed McCracken | Australia | 16.30 | RR |
| | Mohamed Hammadi | United Arab Emirates | 16.41 | RR |
| 4 | Bojan Mitic | Switzerland | 16.69 | |
| 5 | Sebastien Mobre | France | 16.73 | |
| 6 | Stefan Rusch | Netherlands | 16.74 | PB |
| 7 | Henk Schuiling | Netherlands | 17.32 | |
| 8 | Nathan Dewitt | Canada | 17.36 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | Wind: +0.1 m/s |

### T35

The T35 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. The typical T35 athlete may need assistive devices for walking. The athlete may have sufficient function to run but demonstrates poor balance.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Iurii Tsaruk | Ukraine | 12.62 | RR |
| | Teboho Mokgalagadi | South Africa | 13.10 | |
| | Fu Xinhan | China | 13.12 | SB |
| 4 | Hernan Barreto | Argentina | 13.26 | |
| 5 | Allel Boukhalfa | Algeria | 13.38 | |
| 6 | Niels Stein | Germany | 13.52 | |
| 7 | Jordan Howe | Great Britain | 13.69 | |
| 8 | Anton Bubnov | Russia | 13.89 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |

### T36

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Evgenii Shvetcov | Russia | 12.08 | PR |
| | Graeme Ballard | Great Britain | 12.24 | |
| | Roman Pavlyk | Ukraine | 12.26 | =PB |
| 4 | So Wa Wai | Hong Kong | 12.28 | SB |
| 5 | Che Mian | China | 12.31 | =PB |
| 6 | Ben Rushgrove | Great Britain | 12.37 | |
| 7 | Xu Ran | China | 12.74 | SB |
| 8 | Marcin Mielczarek | Poland | 12.80 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |

### T37

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).

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Fanie van der Merwe | South Africa | 11.51 | WR |
| | Liang Yongbin | China | 11.51 | WR |
| | Roman Kapranov | Russia | 11.56 | RR |
| 4 | Shang Guangxu | China | 11.63 | =PB |
| 5 | Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed | Egypt | 11.67 | |
| 6 | Sofiane Hamdi | Algeria | 11.80 | |
| 7 | Gocha Khugaev | Russia | 11.89 | PB |
| 8 | Omar Monterola | Venezuela | DQ | |
| | | | Wind: +0.4 m/s | Wind: +0.4 m/s |

### T38

Final

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

No heats were held.

The final was won in a new world record of 10.79 seconds by Evan O'Hanlon of Australia.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Evan O'Hanlon | Australia | 10.79 | WR |
| | Dyan Buis | South Africa | 11.11 | AF |
| | Wenjun Zhou | China | 11.22 | AS |
| 4 | Mohamed Farhat Chida | Tunisia | 11.44 | |
| 5 | Edson Pinheiro | Brazil | 11.57 | |
| 6 | Lorenzo Albaladejo Martinez | Spain | 11.79 | |
| 7 | Mykyta Senyk | Ukraine | 11.83 | |
| 8 | Patrik Wurm | Czech Republic | 11.98 | |
| 9 | Haider Ali | Pakistan | 15.89 | |

### T42

The T42 category is for single above-knee amputees and athletes with other impairments that are comparable to a single above knee amputation, including athletes with loss of muscle power in the lower limbs.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Heinrich Popow | Germany | 12.40 | RR |
| | Scott Reardon | Australia | 12.43 | PB |
| | Wojtek Czyz | Germany | 12.52 | SB |
| 4 | Clavel Kayitaré | France | 12.73 | |
| 5 | Atsushi Yamamoto | Japan | 12.92 | |
| 6 | Richard Whitehead | Great Britain | 12.99 | |
| 7 | Shaquille Vance | United States | 13.03 | SB |
| DQ | Earle Connor | Canada | DQ | Admitted to drug use |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

### T44

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Heats took place on 5 September 2012. In the final, Jonnie Peacock of the UK won the Gold with a time of 10.90 seconds, Richard Browne of the USA won the Silver with a time of 11.03 seconds and Arnu Fourie of the RSA won the Bronze with a time of 11.08.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jonnie Peacock | Great Britain | 10.90 | PR |
| | Richard Browne | United States | 11.03 | PB |
| | Arnu Fourie | South Africa | 11.08 | RR |
| 4 | Oscar Pistorius | South Africa | 11.17 | SB |
| 5 | Blake Leeper | United States | 11.21 | |
| 6 | Jerome Singleton | United States | 11.25 | |
| 7 | Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira | Brazil | 11.33 | SB |
| 8 | Liu Zhiming | China | 11.97 | |
| | | | Wind: nil | Wind: nil |

### T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### T51

The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger, trunk or leg function.

There were no heats for this event. The final was competed on 3 September 2012 at 19:10.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Toni Piispanen | Finland | 21.72 | PR |
| | Alvise de Vidi | Italy | 22.60 | |
| | Mohamed Berrahal | Algeria | 22.97 | RR |
| 4 | Edgar Cesareo Navarro Sanchez | Mexico | 23.35 | |
| 5 | Stephen Osborne | Great Britain | 23.40 | |
| 6 | Pieter du Preez | South Africa | 24.21 | |
| 7 | John McCarthy | Ireland | 25.53 | |
| 8 | Satoshi Inoue | Japan | 26.11 | |
| | | | Wind: Nil | Wind: Nil |

### T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Raymond Martin | United States | 17.02 | |
| | Salvador Hernandez Mondragon | Mexico | 17.64 | |
| | Paul Nitz | United States | 17.99 | |
| 4 | Beat Boesch | Switzerland | 18.41 | |
| 5 | Tomoya Ito | Japan | 18.74 | |
| 6 | Josh Roberts | United States | 18.86 | |
| 7 | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria | 19.01 | |
| 8 | Peth Rungsri | Thailand | 19.05 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | Wind: +0.1 m/s |

### T53

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

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mickey Bushell | Great Britain | 14.75 | PR |
| | Zhao Yufei | China | 15.09 | PB |
| | Yu Shiran | China | 15.20 | |
| 4 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva | Brazil | 15.31 | |
| 5 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 15.31 | |
| 6 | Brian Siemann | United States | 15.39 | |
| 7 | Hamad N M E Aladwani | Kuwait | 15.47 | PB |
| 8 | Zach Abbott | United States | 15.51 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland | 13.79 | |
| | Liu Yang | China | 13.92 | |
| | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 14.10 | =PB |
| 4 | Cui Yanfeng | China | 14.11 | |
| 5 | Marc Schuh | Germany | 14.61 | |
| 6 | Curtis Thom | Canada | 14.74 | |
| 7 | Supachai Koysub | Thailand | 14.74 | |
| 8 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands | 14.87 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |
