Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51

Men's 100 metres T51 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	3 September
Competitors	22 from 15 nations
Medalists
Toni Piispanen   Finland   Alvise De Vidi   Italy   Mohamed Berrahal   Algeria

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The Men's 100 metres T51 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.^[1]

The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger, trunk or leg function.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.

Worldrecord	Toni Piispanen (FIN)	21.11	Pratteln, Switzerland	17 May 2012
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record	Toni Piispanen (FIN)	21.72	London, United Kingdom	3 September 2012

Results

There were no heats for this event. The final was competed on 3 September 2012 at 19:10.

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
01 !	Toni Piispanen	Finland	21.72	PR
02 !	Alvise De Vidi	Italy	22.60
03 !	Mohamed Berrahal	Algeria	22.97	RR
4	Edgar Cesareo Navarro Sanchez	Mexico	23.35
5	Stephen Osborne	Great Britain	23.40
6	Pieter du Preez	South Africa	24.21
7	John McCarthy	Ireland	25.53
8	Satoshi Inoue	Japan	26.11
			Wind: Nil

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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