Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 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 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.

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) | 23.10 | 15 September 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique |
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| Paralympic record | Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) | 23.84 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| Paralympic record | Roman Kapranov (RUS) | 23.24 | 31 August 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 11:33. 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 | Roman Kapranov | Russia | 23.24 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Shang Guangxu | China | 23.33 | Q, RR |
| 3 | Omar Monterola | Venezuela | 23.64 | Q, RR |
| 4 | Sofiane Hamdi | Algeria | 24.39 | q |
| 5 | Rhys Jones | Great Britain | 24.39 | q, PB |
| 6 | Marcel Houssimoli | Vanuatu | 30.12 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Liang Yongbin | China | 23.78 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Fanie van der Merwe | South Africa | 23.83 | Q |
| 3 | Gocha Khugaev | Russia | 24.20 | Q |
| 4 | Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed | Egypt | 24.58 | |
| 5 | Lucas Ferrari | Brazil | 25.51 | PB |
| | | | Wind: -0.8 m/s | Wind: -0.8 m/s |

### Final

Competed 31 August 2012 at 20:08.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | Roman Kapranov | Russia | 23.10 | =WR |
| | Shang Guangxu | China | 23.15 | RR |
| | Omar Monterola | Venezuela | 23.34 | RR |
| 4 | Liang Yongbin | China | 23.40 | PB |
| 5 | Sofiane Hamdi | Algeria | 23.67 | |
| 6 | Fanie van der Merwe | South Africa | 23.79 | |
| 7 | Gocha Khugaev | Russia | 24.13 | |
| 8 | Rhys Jones | Great Britain | 24.68 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

