Men's 200 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games |
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Left-right: Trikolich, Michalski, Li
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Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 7 and 8 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 21.56 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Mateusz Michalski | Poland | ||
Fedor Trikolich | Russia | ||
Li Yansong | China |
The Men's 200 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 September.
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
Competed 7 September 2012 from 11:05. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 7 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Competed 7 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.
Competed 8 September 2012 at 20:20.
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualifed.