Men's 200 metres T38 at the XIV Paralympic Games |
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Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 7 and 8 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 21.82 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Evan O'Hanlon | Australia | ||
Dyan Buis | South Africa | ||
Zhou Wenjun | China |
The Men's 200 metres T38 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 September.
The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
Competed 7 September 2012 from 10:36. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:25.
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.