The Men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.[1]
| Men's 200 metres T37 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23.10 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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/F31–38 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 200 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 400 m | T36 | T38 | ||||
| 800 m | T36 | T37 | ||||
| 1500 m | T37 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F36 | F37-38 | ||||
| Shot put | F32-33 | F34 | ||||
| F37-38 | ||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||
| Discus throw | F32-34 | F35-36 | ||||
| F37-38 | ||||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34 | |||||
| Women T/F31–38 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 200 m | T34 | T35 | T36 | |||
| T37 | T38 | |||||
| 400 m | T37 | |||||
| 4×100 m relay | T35-38 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F37-38 | |||||
| Shot put | F32-34 | F35-36 | ||||
| F37 | ||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||
| Discus throw | F35-36 | F37 | ||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F37-38 | ||||
The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Fanie van der Merwe (RSA)
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23.10 | 15 September 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique |
| Paralympic record | 23.84 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China | |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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| Paralympic record |  Roman Kapranov (RUS) |
23.24 | 31 August 2012 | |
Results
editRound 1
editCompeted 31 August 2012 from 11:33. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Kapranov |  Russia |
23.24 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Shang Guangxu |  China |
23.33 | Q, RR |
| 3 | Omar Monterola |  Venezuela |
23.64 | Q, RR |
| 4 | Sofiane Hamdi |  Algeria |
24.39 | q |
| 5 | Rhys Jones |  Great Britain |
24.39 | q, PB |
| 6 | Marcel Houssimoli |  Vanuatu |
30.12 | |
| Wind: +0.8 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liang Yongbin | China |
23.78 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Fanie van der Merwe |  South Africa |
23.83 | Q |
| 3 | Gocha Khugaev | Russia |
24.20 | Q |
| 4 | Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed |  Egypt |
24.58 | |
| 5 | Lucas Ferrari |  Brazil |
25.51 | PB |
| Wind: -0.8 m/s | ||||
Final
editCompeted 31 August 2012 at 20:08.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Roman Kapranov | Russia |
23.10 | =WR |
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Shang Guangxu | China |
23.15 | RR |
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Omar Monterola | Venezuela |
23.34 | RR |
| 4 | Liang Yongbin | China |
23.40 | PB |
| 5 | Sofiane Hamdi | Algeria |
23.67 | |
| 6 | Fanie van der Merwe | South Africa |
23.79 | |
| 7 | Gocha Khugaev | Russia |
24.13 | |
| 8 | Rhys Jones | Great Britain |
24.68 | |
| Wind: +0.2 m/s | ||||
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.
References
edit- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.