Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T44

The Men's 100 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 and 6 September.[1]

Men's 100 metres T44
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates5 and 6 September
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Medalists
Jonnie Peacock  Great Britain
Richard Browne  United States
Arnu Fourie  South Africa
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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Records

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

World record  Jonnie Peacock (GBR) 10.85 Indianapolis, IN, United States 1 July 2012
Paralympic record  Oscar Pistorius (RSA) 11.16 Beijing, China 8 September 2008
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record Jonnie Peacock (GBR)10.90London, United Kingdom6 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 19:01. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Jonnie Peacock Great Britain11.08Q, =PR
2Jerome Singleton United States11.46Q
3Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Brazil11.56q
4Marcio Fernandes Cape Verde12.16
5David Behre Germany12.27SB
6Riccardo Scendoni Italy12.45
7Jia Tianlei China12.49SB
Wind: -1.6 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Oscar Pistorius South Africa11.18Q, SB
2Blake Leeper United States11.34Q
3Liu Zhiming China11.84q, RR
4Markus Rehm Germany11.92
5Jean-Baptiste Alaize France12.11
6Ivan Prokopyev Russia12.21SB
7Robert Mayer Austria12.61
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Arnu Fourie South Africa11.29Q
2Richard Browne United States11.33Q
3Alister McQueen Canada12.02
4Christoph Bausch Switzerland12.09
5Andre Oliveira Brazil12.35SB
6Jun Haruta Japan12.69
Wind: -1.0 m/s

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:24.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Jonnie Peacock Great Britain10.90PR
Richard Browne United States11.03PB
Arnu Fourie South Africa11.08RR
4Oscar Pistorius South Africa11.17SB
5Blake Leeper United States11.21
6Jerome Singleton United States11.25
7Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Brazil11.33SB
8Liu Zhiming China11.97
Wind: Calm m/s

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

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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