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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres wheelchair B

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Men's 100 m wheelchair B
at the III Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors17 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Munro  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Williamson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johann Schuhbauer  West Germany

The Men's 100 m wheelchair race B was one of the events held in Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.

There were 17 competitors in the heat; 6 made it into the final.

Australia's Kevin Munro achieved a time of 21.8 seconds, taking the gold medal.[1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Athlete Time
1  Kevin Munro (AUS) 21.6
2  David Williamson (USA) 22.8
3  Browning (USA) 23.8
4  Gerry Kinsella (GBR) 24.2
5  Johann Schuhbauer (FRG) 24.3
6  John C. Clarke (GBR) 24.3
7  John Martin (AUS) 24.5
8  Ford (USA) 24.7
9  Danny Minchin (GBR) 24.8
10  Franz Bucher (SUI) 25.0
11  Kevin Coombs (AUS) 25.9
12  Fiorello (USA) 25.9
13  Erich Schropp (FRG) 26.0
14  Victor Bisquolm (SUI) 26.5
15  Walter Telsnig (AUT) 28.6
16  Hamann (FRG) 31.5
 Germishuizen (RSA) DNF

Final

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Rank Athlete Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kevin Munro (AUS) 21.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  David Williamson (USA) 23.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Johann Schuhbauer (FRG) 23.2
4  Browning (USA) 23.6
5  Gerry Kinsella (GBR) 23.8
6  Clark (GBR) 24.6

References

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  1. ^ "Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-06-05.