Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37 explained

The Men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.^[1]

Records

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

World record		23.10	15 September 2011	Maputo, Mozambique
Paralympic record		23.84	16 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic 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	Notes
1			23.24	Q, PR
2			23.33	Q, RR
3			23.64	Q, RR
4			24.39	q
5			24.39	q, PB
6			30.12
			Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			23.78	Q, PB
2			23.83	Q
3			24.20	Q
4			24.58
5			25.51	PB
			Wind: -0.8 m/s

Final

Competed 31 August 2012 at 20:08.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			23.10	=WR
			23.15	RR
			23.34	RR
4			23.40	PB
5			23.67
6			23.79
7			24.13
8			24.68
			Wind: +0.2 m/s

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 14 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.