Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37

Men's 200 metres T37
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning time23.10
Medalists
   Russia
   China
   Venezuela
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 Men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.[1]

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
Paralympic record 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
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

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
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

Final

Competed 31 August 2012 at 20:08.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Roman Kapranov Russia 23.10 =WR
2nd Shang Guangxu China 23.15 RR
3rd 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

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

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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