Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T34
| Men's 100 metres T34 at the XIV Paralympic Games |
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Left-right: McCracken, Ktila, Hammadi
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Walid Ktila |
 Tunisia
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Rheed McCracken |
 Australia
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Mohamed Hammadi |
 United Arab Emirates
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The Men's 100 metres T34 event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.
The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait, classified T33, competed in this event as there was no T33 competition. Although he set a World Record (for his classification) of 17.67s in the heats, he failed to reach the final.
Competed 8 September 2012 from 11:10. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Competed 8 September 2012 at 19:56.
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.
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