Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres (T47)

Men's 100 metres (T47) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	13 April
Competitors	6 from 6 nations
Winning time	11.04
Medalists
Suwaibidu Galadima    Nigeria   James Arnott    England   Tevaughn Thomas    Jamaica

The men's 100 metres (T47) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Carrara Stadium on 13 April 2018.^[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T46 / T47 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows:^[2]

World record

Petrúcio Ferreira (BRA)

10.53 (T46/47)

London, United Kingdom

15 July 2017

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Friday 13 April 2018	19:52	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With six entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Sport Class	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
	3	Suwaibidu Galadima (NGR)	T47	0.150	11.04
	4	James Arnott (ENG)	T46	0.148	11.30
	6	Tevaughn Thomas (JAM)	T46	0.173	11.63
4	7	Morgan Jones (WAL)	T47	0.165	11.93
5	2	Stephen Wesonga (KEN)	T47	0.180	12.47
6	5	Samuel Nason (PNG)	T47	0.188	12.75
					Wind: -0.1 m/s

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T47 100m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
2. Athletics | Men's T47 100m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.