Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres B1

The Men's 100 metres B1 was a sprinting event in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, for blind athletes. Seven athletes took part, representing six nations. They included defending champion Winford Haynes, of the United States. Haynes was unable to retain his title, outrun by Soviet athletes who were making their Paralympic Games début.[1]

Men's 100 metres B1
at the VIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Victor Riabochtan  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergei Sevastianov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yukio Minami  Japan

The International Paralympic Committee's database does not record any heats, merely a final round in which the seven athletes took part.[2]

Results

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Place Athlete Time
1   Victor Riabochtan (URS) 11.86
2   Sergei Sevastianov (URS) 11.89
3   Yukio Minami (JPN) 11.92
4   Winford Haynes (USA) 12.09
5   Yvan Bourdeau (CAN) 12.12
6   Zbigniew Kubacki (POL) 12.18
7   Clavno Costa (ITA) 12.37

References

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  1. ^ "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's 100 m B1", International Paralympic Committee. (Add a blank and then an m after the url to display the results.)
  2. ^ "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's 100 m B1", International Paralympic Committee. (Add a blank and then an m after the url to display the results.)