Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T44

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

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 Men's 100 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 and 6 September.^[1]

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		Italy	12.45
7		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		Russia	12.21	SB
7		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		Switzerland	12.09
5		Brazil	12.35	SB
6		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.

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