Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T46

Men's 100 metres T46 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	6 September
Competitors	23 from 19 nations
Medalists
Zhao Xu  China Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria  Cuba Ola Abidogun  Great Britain

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 T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September.^[1]

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs. There being no event for T45 competitors - double arm amputees - two such athletes took part in this event, and one of them, Zhao Xu of China, took the gold medal.

Records[]

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

World & Paralympic record

(NGR)

10.72

Barcelona, Spain

6 September 1992

Results[]

Round 1[]

Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:55. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1[]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Zhao Xu	China	T45	11.06	Q, PRC
2		Nigeria	T46	11.12	Q, SB
3		Russia	T46	11.26	SB
4		Saudi Arabia	T46	11.41	SB
5	Elliot Mujaji	Zimbabwe	T46	13.12	SB
6	Gabriel Cole	Australia	T46	17.82
7		Mali	T46	DQ
8		Ivory Coast	T46	DNS
			Wind: Calm m/s

Heat 2[]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Yohansson Nascimento	Brazil	T45	10.94	Q, WRC
2	Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria	Cuba	T46	10.97	Q, PB
3	Francis Kompaon	Papua New Guinea	T46	11.21	q, PB
4	Suwaibidu Galadima	Nigeria	T46	11.24	q, SB
5	Antonis Aresti	Cyprus	T46	11.34
6	Samkelo Radebe	South Africa	T45	11.53
7		Sierra Leone	T46	11.97	SB
8	Arnaud Assoumani	France	T46	DNS
			Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 3[]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Ola Abidogun	Great Britain	T46	11.21	Q
2		Japan	T46	11.29	Q, SB
3		Nigeria	T46	11.35	SB
4	Antônio Souza	Brazil	T46	11.36
5		China	T46	11.43	SB
6	Roger Tapia	Philippines	T46	11.75
7		Niger	T46	12.29	SB
			Wind: +0.6 m/s

Final[]

Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:12.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Zhao Xu	China	T45	11.05	RR
2	Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria	Cuba	T46	11.08
3	Ola Abidogun	Great Britain	T46	11.23
4	Suwaibidu Galadima	Nigeria	T46	11.31
5		Japan	T46	11.32
6		Nigeria	T46	11.34
7	Francis Kompaon	Papua New Guinea	T46	12.28
8	Yohansson Nascimento	Brazil	T45	30.79
			Wind: +0.2 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PRC = Paralympic Record for athlete's classification. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified. DNS = Did not start.

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