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

The Men's 100 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.[1]

Men's 100 metres T37
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors17 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fanie van der Merwe  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liang Yongbin  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roman Kapranov  Russia
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/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
Shot put F32-33 F34
F37-38
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F32-34 F35-36
F37-38
Javelin throw 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
Field
Long jump F37-38
Shot put F32-34 F35-36
F37
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F35-36 F37
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F37-38

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

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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
Paralympic record 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

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Round 1

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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

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
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

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
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

Final

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Competed 8 September 2012 at 10:00.

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.