Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

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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/F51–58 |||||||||
| Track |||||||||
| 100 m | T51 | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 200 m | | | T52 | | T53 |
| 400 m | | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 800 m | | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| 4×400 m relay | | | | | T53-54 | T53-54 | T53-54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Women T/F51–58 |||||||||
| Track |||||||||
| 100 m | | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 200 m | | | T52 | | T53 |
| 400 m | | | | | T53 | | T54 |
| 800 m | | | | | T53 | | T54 |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | | | | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |

The Men's 100 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 1 and 2 September.

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.

## Records

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

| World & Paralympic record | Leo-Pekka Tahti (FIN) | 13.76 | Beijing, China | 15 September 2008 |
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| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Leo Pekka Tahti (FIN) | 13.63 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 12:25. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Liu Yang | China | 13.91 | Q, RR |
| 2 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 14.16 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands | 14.21 | q, SB |
| 4 | Niklas Almers | Sweden | 14.89 | |
| 5 | Pedro Gandarilla Fernandez | Mexico | 14.93 | |
| 6 | Esa-Pekka Mattila | Finland | 14.99 | SB |
| 7 | Nkegbe Botsyo | Ghana | 15.52 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.7 m/s | Wind: +0.7 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Leo Pekka Tahti | Finland | 13.63 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Supachai Koysub | Thailand | 14.43 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Curtis Thom | Canada | 14.47 | q, RR |
| 4 | Ahmed Aouadi | Tunisia | 14.51 | SB |
| 5 | Mohammad Vahdani | United Arab Emirates | 14.52 | |
| 6 | Richard Nicholson | Australia | 15.23 | |
| 7 | Luis Hector Morales Garcia | El Salvador | 17.62 | SB |
| | | | Wind: +1.0 m/s | Wind: +1.0 m/s |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Cui Yanfeng | China | 14.00 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Marc Schuh | Germany | 14.18 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Sukhum Namlun | Thailand | 14.49 | PB |
| 4 | Matthew Cameron | Australia | 14.51 | |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia | Mexico | 15.10 | |
| 6 | Colin Mathieson | Canada | 15.25 | |
| 7 | Demba Jarju | The Gambia | 18.84 | SB |
| 8 | Thierry Mabicka | Gabon | 21.42 | SB |
| | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |

### Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:35.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | Leo Pekka Tahti | 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 |

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

