Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T52

The Men's 200 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.[1]

Men's 200 metres T52
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Left-right: Ito, Martin, Hernandez
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors12 from 7 nations
Winning time30.25
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Raymond Martin  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomoya Ito  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Salvador Hernandez
Mondragon
 Mexico
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Records

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

World record   Raymond Martin (USA) 30.18 1 July 2012 Indianapolis, United States
Paralympic record   Dean Bergeron (CAN) 30.81 10 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record   Raymond Martin (USA) 30.25 8 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 8 September 2012 from 10:42. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Raymond Martin   United States 30.98 Q
2 Paul Nitz   United States 32.65 Q
3 Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez   Mexico 32.78 Q, PB
4 Toshihiro Takada   Japan 33.96 SB
5 Thomas Geierspichler   Austria 34.02
6 Sam McIntosh   Australia 34.09 SB
Wind: -1.4 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Tomoya Ito   Japan 31.49 Q, RR
2 Beat Boesch   Switzerland 31.93 Q, SB
3 Salvador Hernandez Mondragon   Mexico 32.69 Q
4 Peth Rungsri   Thailand 32.96 q, PB
5 Josh Roberts   United States 33.54 q
6 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru   Japan 33.59 SB
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Final

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Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:22.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Raymond Martin   United States 30.25 PR
  Tomoya Ito   Japan 31.60
  Salvador Hernandez Mondragon   Mexico 31.81
4 Beat Boesch   Switzerland 32.75
5 Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez   Mexico 33.16
6 Paul Nitz   United States 33.31
7 Peth Rungsri   Thailand 33.60
8 Josh Roberts   United States 34.44
Wind: Nil

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

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.