Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T38

The men's 100 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.

Men's 100 metres T38
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates28 August 2021
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Young  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhu Dening  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Evan O'Hanlon  Australia
2016

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Hu Jianwen (CHN) 10.74 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016
Paralympic Record   Hu Jianwen (CHN) 10.74 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 11.11 Dyan Buis   South Africa
America 11.08 Edson Pinheiro   Brazil
Asia 10.74 WR Hu Jianwen   China
Europe 11.00 Thomas Young   Great Britain
Oceania 10.79 Evan O'Hanlon   Australia

Results edit

Heats edit

Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:10:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Zhu Dening   China 11.15 Q, SB
2 4 Dimitri Jozwicki   France 11.30 Q, PB
3 2 Zhong Huanghao   China 11.56 Q, SB
4 3 Farhat Chida   Tunisia 11.64 q, SB
5 7 Edson Pinheiro   Brazil 11.70 SB
6 8 Juan Sebastián Gómez Coa   Colombia 11.98 SB
7 5 Ari Gesini   Australia 12.40

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:16:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Thomas Young   Great Britain 11.22 Q
2 7 Evan O'Hanlon   Australia 11.31 Q, SB
3 5 José Gregorio Lemos   Colombia 11.43 Q, SB
4 2 Jose Rodolfo Chessani   Mexico 11.62 q, PB
5 3 Dyan Buis   South Africa 11.75
6 9 Zhou Peng   China 11.89 PB
7 8 Carlos Velasquez   Honduras 13.81 SB
6 Khetag Khinchagov   RPC DQ WPA 17.8

Final edit

The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 19:35:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Thomas Young   Great Britain 10.94 AR
  5 Zhu Dening   China 11.00 =PB
  6 Evan O'Hanlon   Australia 11.00 SB
4 4 Dimitri Jozwicki   France 11.52
5 9 José Gregorio Lemos   Colombia 11.53
6 8 Zhong Huanghao   China 11.63
7 2 Farhat Chida   Tunisia 11.63 SB
8 3 Jose Rodolfo Chessani   Mexico 11.77

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.