| Men's 100 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 September 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 13.76 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 100 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:
| World Record |  Leo-Pekka Tähti (FIN) |
13.63 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
| Paralympic Record |  Leo-Pekka Tähti (FIN) |
13.63 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 14.22 | Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe |  Ghana
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| America | 13.99 | Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia |  Mexico
|
| Asia | 13.77 | Liu Yang |  China
|
| Europe | 13.63 WR | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland
|
| Oceania | 13.94 | Sam Carter |  Australia
|
Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:43:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Athiwat Paeng-nuea |  Thailand |
14.00 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Vun van |  Cambodia |
14.39 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 6 | Liu Yang |  China |
14.47 | SB |
| 4 | 4 | Jaenal Aripin |  Indonesia |
14.53 | SB |
| 5 | 3 | Luke Bailey |  Australia |
14.55 | |
| 6 | 8 | Esa-Pekka Mattila | Finland |
14.71 |
Heat 2 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:50:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Juan Pablo Cervantes García |  Mexico |
13.85 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 7 | Hu Yang | China |
13.96 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Sam Carter | Australia |
14.19 | q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | Erik Hightower |  United States |
14.33 | |
| 5 | 4 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand |
14.39 | SB |
| 6 | 3 | Tomoki Ikoma |  Japan |
14.50 |
Heat 3 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:57:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland |
13.81 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Zhang Ying | China |
13.95 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 4 | Kenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands |
14.17 | q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | Gabriel Emmanuel Sosa |  Argentina |
15.08 | |
| 5 | 8 | Malang Tamba |  The Gambia |
18.26 | |
| 6 | 5 | Stas Nazaryan |  Armenia |
18.76 | PB |
Final
The final took place on 1 September 2021, at 19:30:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Athiwat Paeng-nuea | Thailand |
13.76 | AR |
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5 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland |
13.85 | |
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7 | Juan Pablo Cervantes García | Mexico |
13.87 | |
| 4 | 6 | Zhang Ying | China |
14.04 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sam Carter | Australia |
14.08 | SB |
| 6 | 9 | Hu Yang | China |
14.09 | |
| 7 | 8 | Vun van | Cambodia |
14.21 | PB |
| 8 | 3 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands |
14.53 |
References
- "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.