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

Men's 100 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates1 and 2 September
Competitors22 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leo Pekka Tahti  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Yang  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saichon Konjen  Thailand
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
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
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
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.[1]

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

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.[2]

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

Results

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Round 1

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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

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
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

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
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

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
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

Final

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Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:35.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leo Pekka Tahti  Finland 13.79
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Yang  China 13.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Record holder Leo Pekka Tahti to reach the top". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.