The Men's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.

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

World record28.8212 August 2000Gothenburg, SwedenParalympic record29.1716 October 2000Sydney, AustraliaBroken records during the 2012 Summer ParalympicsParalympic record 29.03 4 September 2012 World record 27.98 4 September 2012 World record 27.98 4 September 2012

Results

Round 1 Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Mohamed Hammadi T34 29.03 Q, PR2 Bojan Mitic T34 30.23 Q3 Austin Pruitt T34 30.38 Q4 Stefan Rusch T34 30.57 q, PB5 Jamie Carter T34 30.85 q, PB6 Atsuro Kobata T34 32.08 PB Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Walid Ktila T34 27.98 Q, WR2 Rheed McCracken T34 28.89 Q, RR3 Sebastien Mobre T34 29.42 Q, =PB4 Ahmad Almutairi T33 31.02 WRC5 Henk Schuiling T34 31.10 PB6 Nathan Dewitt T34 31.30 Wind: -0.3 m/s

Final Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:53. Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes Walid Ktila T34 27.98 WR Mohamed Hammadi T34 28.95 SB Rheed McCracken T34 29.08 4 Bojan Mitic T34 30.35 5 Austin Pruitt T34 30.55 6 Stefan Rusch T34 30.63 7 Sebastien Mobre T34 30.67 8 Jamie Carter T34 30.94 Wind: -0.4 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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