The Men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World record23.1015 September 2011Maputo, MozambiqueParalympic record23.8416 September 2008Beijing, ChinaBroken records during the 2012 Summer ParalympicsParalympic record 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 Notes1 Roman Kapranov 23.24 Q, PR2 Shang Guangxu 23.33 Q, RR3 Omar Monterola 23.64 Q, RR4 Sofiane Hamdi 24.39 q5 Rhys Jones 24.39 q, PB6 Marcel Houssimoli 30.12 Wind: +0.8 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Liang Yongbin 23.78 Q, PB2 Fanie van der Merwe 23.83 Q3 Gocha Khugaev 24.20 Q4 Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed 24.58 5 Lucas Ferrari 25.51 PB Wind: -0.8 m/s
Final Competed 31 August 2012 at 20:08. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Roman Kapranov 23.10 =WR Shang Guangxu 23.15 RR Omar Monterola 23.34 RR4 Liang Yongbin 23.40 PB5 Sofiane Hamdi 23.67 6 Fanie van der Merwe 23.79 7 Gocha Khugaev 24.13 8 Rhys Jones 24.68 Wind: +0.2 m/s
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.
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