The men's 100 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.
| Men's 100 metres T53 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Brent Lakatos (CAN) |
14.10 | Arbon, Switzerland | 27 May 2017 |
| Paralympic Record |  Brent Lakatos (CAN) |
14.43 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 15.72 | Walid Ktila |  Tunisia
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| America | 14.10 WR | Brent Lakatos | Canada
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| Asia | 14.40 | Pongsakorn Paeyo |  Thailand
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| Europe | 14.47 | Mickey Bushell |  Great Britain
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| Oceania | 15.66 | Richard Colman |  Australia
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:00:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Brent Lakatos | Canada |
14.49 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Fahad Al-Ganaidl |  Saudi Arabia |
15.08 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes |  Brazil |
15.30 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Pichet Krungget |  Thailand |
15.30 | q, SB |
| 5 | 8 | Yang Shaoqiao |  China |
15.46 | SB |
| 6 | 5 | Nicolas Brignone |  France |
15.81 |
Heat 2 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:07:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
14.30 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi | Saudi Arabia |
14.52 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
15.09 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Vitalii Gritsenko |  RPC |
15.26 | q, PB |
| 5 | 4 | Brian Siemann |  United States |
15.32 | SB |
| 6 | 5 | Yoo Byung-hoon |  South Korea |
15.37 | SB |
| 7 | 7 | Pürevtsogiin Enkhmanlai |  Mongolia |
15.97 | PB |
Final edit
The final took place on 1 September 2021, at 19:20:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
14.20 | GR |
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4 | Brent Lakatos | Canada |
14.55 | |
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5 | Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi | Saudi Arabia |
14.76 | |
| 4 | 9 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes | Brazil |
15.41 | |
| 5 | 8 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
15.41 | |
| 6 | 2 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand |
15.43 | |
| 7 | 7 | Fahad Al-Ganaidl | Saudi Arabia |
15.48 | |
| 8 | 3 | Vitalii Gritsenko | RPC |
15.55 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.