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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51

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Men's 100 metres T51
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3 September 2021 (final)
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning time20.33
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Genyn  Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toni Piispanen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roger Habsch  Belgium
2016
2024
Men's 100 metres
T11 · T12 · T13 · T33 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T51 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64

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

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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
America 20.97 Edgar Navarro  Mexico
Asia 23.67 Yuya Nagasaki  Japan
Europe 19.71 WR Peter Genyn  Belgium
Oceania 29.70 Glen Bennet  Australia

Results

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The final took place on 3 September, at 20:52:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Peter Genyn  Belgium 20.33 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Toni Piispanen  Finland 20.68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Roger Habsch  Belgium 20.76
4 8 Mohamed Berrahal  Algeria 21.94 SB
5 4 Edgar Navarro  Mexico 22.92
6 9 João Correia  Portugal 24.37
7 3 Hélder Mestre  Portugal 24.72
8 2 Ernesto Fonseca  Costa Rica 25.13

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.