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
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	5 and 6 September
Competitors	20 from 14 nations
Medalists
Jonnie Peacock  Great Britain Richard Browne  United States Arnu Fourie  South Africa
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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)	10.90	London, United Kingdom	6 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

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jonnie Peacock	Great Britain	11.08	Q, =PR
2	Jerome Singleton	United States	11.46	Q
3	Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira	Brazil	11.56	q
4	Marcio Fernandes	Cape Verde	12.16
5	David Behre	Germany	12.27	SB
6	Riccardo Scendoni	Italy	12.45
7	Jia Tianlei	China	12.49	SB
			Wind: -1.6 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Oscar Pistorius	South Africa	11.18	Q, SB
2	Blake Leeper	United States	11.34	Q
3	Liu Zhiming	China	11.84	q, RR
4	Markus Rehm	Germany	11.92
5	Jean-Baptiste Alaize	France	12.11
6	Ivan Prokopyev	Russia	12.21	SB
7	Robert Mayer	Austria	12.61
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Arnu Fourie	South Africa	11.29	Q
2	Richard Browne	United States	11.33	Q
3	Alister McQueen	Canada	12.02
4	Christoph Bausch	Switzerland	12.09
5	Andre Oliveira	Brazil	12.35	SB
6	Jun Haruta	Japan	12.69
			Wind: -1.0 m/s

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:24.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Jonnie Peacock	Great Britain	10.90	PR
	Richard Browne	United States	11.03	PB
	Arnu Fourie	South Africa	11.08	RR
4	Oscar Pistorius	South Africa	11.17	SB
5	Blake Leeper	United States	11.21
6	Jerome Singleton	United States	11.25
7	Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira	Brazil	11.33	SB
8	Liu Zhiming	China	11.97
			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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.