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.
| Men's 100 metres T54 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 16–17 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16–17 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
Heats edit
The heats were held consecutively on the evening of 16 September. 21 athletes were divided into three heats of seven athletes each. Qualification to the final was automatic for the top two athletes in each heat, and the fastest two losers also qualified for the final.
Heat 1 edit
19:27 16 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2358 | Erik Hightower |  United States |
14.56 | Q | |
| 2 | 8 | 1736 | Yoshifumi Nagao |  Japan |
14.76 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 | 1502 | Richard Chiassaro |  Great Britain |
14.83 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2298 | Rashed Aldhaheri |  United Arab Emirates |
15.41 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2339 | Eduardo Dutra |  Uruguay |
16.76 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 1484 | Edmond Ngombi |  Gabon |
18.79 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1490 | Demba Jarju |  The Gambia |
18.82 |
Heat 2 edit
19:34 16 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1254 | Yang Liu |  China |
14.11 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 1930 | Kenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands |
14.28 | Q | |
| 3 | 9 | 2229 | Saichon Konjen |  Thailand |
14.44 | q | |
| 4 | 8 | 1045 | Samuel Carter |  Australia |
14.59 | q | |
| 5 | 7 | 1457 | Esa-Pekka Mattila |  Finland |
15.07 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2372 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States |
15.61 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1185 | Jacques Ouedraogo |  Burkina Faso |
19.32 |
Heat 3 edit
19:41 16 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1459 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland |
14.00 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | 1240 | Yanfeng Cui | China |
14.39 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 2282 | Fethi Zouinkhi |  Tunisia |
14.70 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1549 | Marc Schuh |  Germany |
15.26 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2228 | Ekkachai Janthon | Thailand |
15.29 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 1197 | Vun Van |  Cambodia |
15.44 | ||
| 7 | 8 | 1296 | Jhon Mwengani Mabonze |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
17.46 |
Final edit
19:37 17 September 2016:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1459 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland |
13.90 | ||
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6 | 1254 | Yang Liu | China |
14.10 | ||
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5 | 1930 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands |
14.23 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2229 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand |
14.28 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1240 | Yanfeng Cui | China |
14.32 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1045 | Samuel Carter | Australia |
14.46 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 2358 | Erik Hightower | United States |
14.49 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 1736 | Yoshifumi Nagao | Japan |
14.71 |
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "Men's 100m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Men's 100m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
