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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres

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The Women's 100m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 14 events were contested over this distance for 14 different classifications.[1]

Results

T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

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T12

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.

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T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

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T34

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.

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T35

The T35 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. The typical T35 athlete may need assistive devices for walking. The athlete may have sufficient function to run but demonstrates poor balance.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 7 September 2012 at 19:33.

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T36

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

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T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

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T38

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.

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T42

The T42 category is for single above-knee amputees and athletes with other impairments that are comparable to a single above knee amputation, including athletes with loss of muscle power in the lower limbs.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 5 September 2012 at 20:49.

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T44

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

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T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

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T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 5 September 2012 at 21:24.

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T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 2 September 2012 at 20:58.

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T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

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