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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T53

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Men's 200 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates7 September
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time25.61
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Huzhao  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhao Yufei  China
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 200 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.[1]

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World record  Christopher Waddell (USA) 25.24 2 July 2004 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record  Hong Suk-man (KOR) 26.31 27 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record  Li Huzhao (CHN) 26.08 7 September 2012
Paralympic record  Li Huzhao (CHN) 25.61 7 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:51. 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 Li Huzhao  China 26.08 Q, PR
2 Brent Lakatos  Canada 26.20 Q, PB
3 Richard Colman  Australia 26.75 q, RR
4 Jung Dong Ho  South Korea 26.94 PB
5 Jesus Aguilar  Venezuela 27.69
6 Zach Abbott  United States 27.71
7 Hitoshi Matsunaga  Japan 28.32
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Yu Shiran  China 26.17 Q, PB
2 Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva  Brazil 26.61 Q, PB
3 Joshua George  United States 26.76
4 Brian Siemann  United States 26.78
5 Yoo Byunghoon  South Korea 27.32 SB
6 Pierre Fairbank  France 27.52 PB
7 Sopa Intasen  Thailand 27.97 SB
8 Jaime Ramirez Valencia  Mexico 28.78 SB
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Zhao Yufei  China 26.46 Q, PB
2 Hamad N M E Aladwani  Kuwait 26.67 Q, PB
3 Mickey Bushell  Great Britain 26.73 q, RR
4 Jun Hiromichi  Japan 27.84
5 Eric Gauthier  Canada 28.26
6 Mohamed Bani Hashem  United Arab Emirates 28.39 SB
7 Pichet Krungget  Thailand 29.11 SB
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

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Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:31.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Huzhao  China 25.61 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada 25.85 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhao Yufei  China 26.00 PB
4 Mickey Bushell  Great Britain 26.32 RR
5 Yu Shiran  China 26.46
6 Hamad N M E Aladwani  Kuwait 26.50 PB
7 Richard Colman  Australia 26.67 RR
8 Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva  Brazil 26.83
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic 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 14 September 2012.