GOLD PIISPANEN Toni FIN - Finland SILVER de VIDI Alvise ITA - Italy<br />BRONZE BERRAHAL Mohamed ALG - Algeria LONDON, September 3, 2012<br />Wheelchair racer Toni PIISPANEN (FIN) was a decisive winner of the T51<br />men's 100m in a Paralympic record 21.72, quite simply turning his<br />wheels more smoothly and faster than anyone else and coming home nearly<br />two wheelchair lengths clear of silver medallist Alvise De Vidi (ITA),<br />who clocked 22.60. With a slightly better pickup between 20m and 30m,<br />PIISPANEN might have challenged his world record of 21.11 set in<br />May. "I quit my day job and I didn't get to see my kids as much as I<br />wanted. I've taken them to competitions, but it's not the same. My<br />family are here watching me and it means a lot. They can see what this<br />means." Toni PIISPANEN (FIN) For further information, please visit<br />http://www.paralympic.org. To watch live action and videos on demand of<br />the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and subscribe to ParalympicSport TV,<br />please go to www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV<br />http://www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow the<br />Paralympic Movement on Facebook at<br />http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on Twitter at<br />http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.
