Paralympic update: Men' s100m and Women's 200m

Paralympic update: Men' s100m and Women's 200m

Paul E. Prusakowski

10/23/2000

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Tonight the Men's T42 (Transfemoral) 100m semifinal and the Womens T44
(Transtibial) 200m Final take place.
(Results at the end of this message)


For the Men's 100m semifinals(finals later this week), there are 14
participants. The following represents their season's best times prior to
today's event. The first three in each heat will qualify for the finals, and
the 2 next fastest times.

World Record is held by Earl Connor (CAN) 12.86 set in Duderstadt, GER on
August 29, 1999.
Paralympic record is held by Lukas Christen (SUI) 13.54 set in Atlanta, USA
August 18, 1996.


First heat:

Akihiro Kojo (JPN) Best time 14.22
Tim Klinker (GER) Best time 16.01
Runar Steinstad (NOR) Best time 16.24
Lukas Christen (SUI) Best time 13.35
Victor Goeransson (SWE)
Andriy Danylov (UKR) Best time 13.15
John F. Register (USA) Best time 13.96

Second Heat

Earle Connor (CAN) Best time 12.92
Ruben Fuentes (MEX) Best time 15.11
Hristo Gerganski (BUL) Best time 15.57
Albert Reed (USA) Best time 13.68
Darcy Matthew Smith (USA) Best time 16.70
John Eden (AUS)
Michael Haraem (GER) Best time 13.88



Women's 200m T44 (Transtibial) Final

World Record held by Reinhild Moeller (GER)31.68 set in San Diego, USA May
25, 1998
Paralympic Record held by R. Schneider (GER)32.03 set in Seoul, Korea
October 19, 1988

There will be 8 participants:

Carmen Gonzalez (ESP) Best time 32.40
Juan Wang (CHN) Best time 31.87
Astrid Hoefte (GER) Best time 31.83
Fran Stanley (AUS) Best time 33.14
Sabine Wagner (GER) Best time 31.71
Shea Cowart (USA) Best time 39.52
Stefanie Krebs (GER) Best time 32.79
Lindsay Nielsen (USA) Best time 31.92



Results: NEW WORLD RECORD Earle Connor 12.79s
Men's 100m T42 Semifinal

Earle Connor (CAN) * 12.79 Qualified NEW WORLD RECORD
Lukas Christen (SUI) * 13.40 Qualified
Andriy Danylov (UKR) * 13.42 Qualified
John F. Register (USA) * 13.85 Qualified
Albert Reed (USA) * 13.94 Qualified
Akihiro Kojo (JPN) * 14.04 Qualified
Darcy Matthew Smith (USA) * 14.52 Qualified
Tim Klinker (GER) 14.71
Runar Steinstad (NOR) 15.20
Victor Goeransson (SWE) 15.64
Ruben Fuentes (MEX) 16.03
Michael Haraem (GER) 14.39
John Eden (AUS) 16.29


Women's 200m T44 Final


Shea Cowart (bilateral BKA!!!)(USA) 28.52 (due to +2.2 wind, this did not
qualify as official world record... :(
Sabine Wagner (GER)28.87
Juan Wang (CHN) 29.40
Astrid Hoefte (GER) 30.58
Carmen Gonzalez (ESP)33.87
Fran Stanley (AUS) 34.14
Stefanie Krebs (GER) 36.05
Lindsay Nielsen (USA) DQ


More updates later this week!

-Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO
On the Scene in Sydney