Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51
| Men's 100 metres T51 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 100 metres T51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 3 September 2021.
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 records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Peter Genyn (BEL) |
19.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 4 September 2020 |
| Paralympic Record |  Peter Genyn (BEL) |
21.15 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 20.96 | Mohamed Berrahal |  Algeria
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| America | 20.97 | Edgar Navarro |  Mexico
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| Asia | 23.67 |  Japan
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| Europe | 19.71 WR | Peter Genyn | Belgium
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| Oceania | 29.70 |  Australia
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Results[]
The final took place on 3 September, at 20:52:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Peter Genyn | Belgium |
20.33 | GR |
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6 | Toni Piispanen |  Finland |
20.68 | |
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7 | Roger Habsch | Belgium |
20.76 | |
| 4 | 8 | Mohamed Berrahal |  Algeria |
21.94 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Edgar Navarro |  Mexico |
22.92 | |
| 6 | 9 |  Portugal |
24.37 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Portugal |
24.72 | ||
| 8 | 2 |  Costa Rica |
25.13 |
References[]
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 2021 in men's athletics