Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T34

Men's 100 metres T34 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Left-right: McCracken, Ktila, Hammadi
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	8 September
Competitors	12 from 11 nations
Medalists
Walid Ktila   Tunisia   Rheed McCracken   Australia   Mohamed Hammadi   United Arab Emirates

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 100 metres T34 event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.^[1]

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

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

World record	Walid Ktila (TUN)	15.69	Kuwait City, Kuwait	17 January 2012
Paralympic record	Not previously competed
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record	Walid Ktila (TUN)	15.95	London, United Kingdom	8 September 2012
Paralympic record	Walid Ktila (TUN)	15.91	London, United Kingdom	8 September 2012

Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait, classified T33, competed in this event as there was no T33 competition. Although he set a World Record (for his classification) of 17.67s in the heats, he failed to reach the final.

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 11:10. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Walid Ktila	Tunisia	15.95	Q, PR
2	Mohamed Hammadi	United Arab Emirates	16.42	Q, RR
3	Stefan Rusch	Netherlands	16.79	Q
4	Sebastien Mobre	France	16.88	q
5	Ahmad Almutairi	Kuwait	17.67	WRC
6	Jamie Carter	Great Britain	17.75
			Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Bojan Mitic	Switzerland	16.56	Q
2	Rheed McCracken	Australia	16.84	Q, RR
3	Henk Schuiling	Netherlands	17.18	Q, PB
4	Nathan Dewitt	Canada	17.35	q
5	Atsuro Kobata	Japan	17.65	PB
6	Austin Pruitt	United States	17.86
			Wind: +0.9 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 19:56.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
01 !	Walid Ktila	Tunisia	15.91	PR
02 !	Rheed McCracken	Australia	16.30	RR
03 !	Mohamed Hammadi	United Arab Emirates	16.41	RR
4	Bojan Mitic	Switzerland	16.69
5	Sebastien Mobre	France	16.73
6	Stefan Rusch	Netherlands	16.74	PB
7	Henk Schuiling	Netherlands	17.32
8	Nathan Dewitt	Canada	17.36
			Wind: +0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

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