Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T37
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T37

| 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 100 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.

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).

## Records

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

| World record | Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) | 11.52 | Germiston, South Africa | 5 February 2012 |
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| Paralympic record | Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) | 11.83 | Beijing, China | 12 September 2008 |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) | 11.51 | London, United Kingdom | 8 September 2012 |
| World record | Liang Yongbin (CHN) | 11.51 | London, United Kingdom | 8 September 2012 |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 19:16. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Fanie van der Merwe | South Africa | 11.52 | Q, =WR |
| 2 | Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed | Egypt | 11.55 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Roman Kapranov | Russia | 11.61 | Q, RR |
| 4 | Shang Guangxu | China | 11.63 | q, RR |
| 5 | Rhys Jones | Great Britain | 12.19 | PB |
| 6 | Jelmar Bos | Netherlands | 12.23 | |
| 7 | Benjamin Ivan Cardozo Sanchez | Mexico | 12.63 | SB |
| 8 | Vladislav Barinov | Russia | 12.85 | SB |
| 9 | Marcel Houssimoli | Vanuatu | 14.55 | SB |
| | | | Wind: -1.3 m/s | Wind: -1.3 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Liang Yongbin | China | 11.63 | Q, =RR |
| 2 | Omar Monterola | Venezuela | 11.68 | Q, RR |
| 3 | Gocha Khugaev | Russia | 11.91 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Sofiane Hamdi | Algeria | 12.01 | q |
| 5 | Charl du Toit | South Africa | 12.11 | |
| 6 | Ma Yuxi | China | 12.14 | SB |
| 7 | Andrea Dalle Ave | South Africa | 12.18 | PB |
| 7 | Lucas Ferrari | Brazil | 12.18 | PB |
| | | | Wind: -1.0 m/s | Wind: -1.0 m/s |

### Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 10:00.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | 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 |

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

