| Men's 200 metres T37 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
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| Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21.91 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 3 and 4 September 2021.
The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:
| World Record |  Andrey Vdovin (RUS) |
22.59 | Doha, Qatar | 22 October 2015 |
| Paralympic Record |  Roman Kapranov (RUS) |
23.10 | London, United Kingdom | 31 August 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 22.99 | Fanie van der Merwe |  South Africa
|
| America | 22.77 | Vítor Antônio de Jesus |  Brazil
|
| Asia | 22.70 | Shang Guangxu |  China
|
| Europe | 22.59 WR | Andrey Vdovin | Russia
|
| Oceania | 25.75 | Mitchell Christiansen |  Australia
|
Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 3 September, at 20:12:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nick Mayhugh |  United States |
22.26 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 4 | Chermen Kobesov |  RPC |
23.19 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Saptoyoga Purnomo |  Indonesia |
23.41 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | Charl du Toit |  South Africa |
24.04 | |
| 5 | 7 | Yaroslav Okapinskyi |  Ukraine |
24.15 | PB |
| 6 | 5 | Vítor Antônio de Jesus | Brazil |
24.79 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 3 September, at 20:19:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Andrey Vdovin | RPC |
22.94 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Ricardo Gomes de Mendonça | Brazil |
22.96 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 4 | Michał Kotkowski |  Poland |
23.29 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 8 | Ali Alnakhli |  Saudi Arabia |
23.35 | q, PB |
| 5 | 6 | Christian Gabriel Luis da Costa | Brazil |
23.80 | q |
| 6 | 5 | Brian Lionel Impellizzeri |  Argentina |
24.48 | PB |
| 7 | 2 | David Pleitez |  El Salvador |
26.10 | SB |
Final
The final took place on 4 September, at 10:27:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Nick Mayhugh | United States |
21.91 | WR |
 |
4 | Andrey Vdovin | RPC |
22.24 | AR |
 |
5 | Ricardo Gomes de Mendonça | Brazil |
22.62 | PB |
| 4 | 7 | Chermen Kobesov | RPC |
22.85 | PB |
| 5 | 9 | Michał Kotkowski | Poland |
23.12 | PB |
| 6 | 8 | Saptoyoga Purnomo | Indonesia |
23.27 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Ali Alnakhli | Saudi Arabia |
23.29 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | Christian Gabriel Luis da Costa | Brazil |
23.49 |
References
- "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.