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 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 20.33 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ![]() | 19.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 4 September 2020 |
Paralympic Record | ![]() | 21.15 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 20.96 | Mohamed Berrahal | ![]() |
America | 20.97 | Edgar Navarro | ![]() |
Asia | 23.67 | Yuya Nagasaki | ![]() |
Europe | 19.71 WR | Peter Genyn | ![]() |
Oceania | 29.70 | Glen Bennet | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 20.33 | GR |
![]() | 6 | Toni Piispanen | ![]() | 20.68 | |
![]() | 7 | Roger Habsch | ![]() | 20.76 | |
4 | 8 | Mohamed Berrahal | ![]() | 21.94 | SB |
5 | 4 | Edgar Navarro | ![]() | 22.92 | |
6 | 9 | João Correia | ![]() | 24.37 | |
7 | 3 | Hélder Mestre | ![]() | 24.72 | |
8 | 2 | Ernesto Fonseca | ![]() | 25.13 |