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

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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/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 | T53-54 | T53-54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | 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 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
The Men's 100 metres T51 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.
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 |
| | Toni Piispanen | Finland | 21.72 | PR |
| | Alvise De Vidi | Italy | 22.60 | |
| | 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 | Wind: Nil |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.