# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T42

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| 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/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 800 m | | | | | T46 |
| 1500 m | | | | | T46 |
| 4×100 m relay | | T42-46 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
| High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 | F46 |
| Discus throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Javelin throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Women T/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 |
| Javelin throw | | | | | F46 |
The Men's 100 metres T42 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 7 September.
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.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | Earle Connor (CAN) | 12.14 | Leverkusen, Germany | 1 June 2002 |
| Paralympic record | Earle Connor (CAN) | 12.32 | Beijing, China | 14 September 2008 |

## Results
### Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Heinrich Popow | Germany | 12.43 | Q, RR |
| 2 | Scott Reardon | Australia | 12.45 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Richard Whitehead | Great Britain | 12.97 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Shaquille Vance | United States | 13.17 | q |
| 5 | Helgi Sveinsson | Iceland | 15.64 | |
| 6 | Jamol Allan Pilgrim | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.76 | SB |
| | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | Wind: +0.5 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Wojtek Czyz | Germany | 12.53 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Earle Connor | Canada | 12.56 | Q |
| 3 | Clavel Kayitaré | France | 12.59 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Atsushi Yamamoto | Japan | 12.87 | q, RR |
| 5 | Daniel Jorgensen | Denmark | 13.21 | PB |
| 6 | Garcia-Tolson Rudy | United States | 13.77 | PB |
| | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | Wind: +0.1 m/s |

### Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:25.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Heinrich Popow | Germany | 12.40 | RR |
| | Scott Reardon | Australia | 12.43 | PB |
| | Wojtek Czyz | Germany | 12.52 | SB |
| 4 | Earle Connor | Canada | 12.65 | |
| 5 | Clavel Kayitaré | France | 12.73 | |
| 6 | Atsushi Yamamoto | Japan | 12.92 | |
| 7 | Richard Whitehead | Great Britain | 12.99 | |
| 8 | Shaquille Vance | United States | 13.03 | SB |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.