The Men's 100 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
World record16.73Nottwil, Switzerland20 May 2012Paralympic record17.47Beijing, China13 September 2008Broken records during the 2012 Summer ParalympicsParalympic record 16.79 London, United Kingdom 2 September 2012
Results
Round 1 Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Raymond Martin 16.79 Q, PR2 Salvador Hernandez Mondragon 17.34 Q3 Josh Roberts 18.36 Q, PB4 Thomas Geierspichler 18.67 q5 Sam McIntosh 18.70 SB6 Toshihiro Takada 19.63 SB Wind: +1.5 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Paul Nitz 17.11 Q2 Beat Boesch 17.99 Q, SB3 Peth Rungsri 18.53 Q, PB4 Tomoya Ito 18.65 q5 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru 19.86 Wind: -0.1 m/s
Final Competed 2 September 2012 at 19:42. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Raymond Martin 17.02 Salvador Hernandez Mondragon 17.64 Paul Nitz 17.99 4 Beat Boesch 18.41 5 Tomoya Ito 18.74 6 Josh Roberts 18.86 7 Thomas Geierspichler 19.01 8 Peth Rungsri 19.05 Wind: +0.1 m/s
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
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