The men's 100 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
Men's 100 metres T13 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The event was won for the fourth consecutive time by the legendary Irish T13 athlete Jason Smyth in his final Games.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
World Record | Jason Smyth (IRL) | 10.46 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
Paralympic Record | Jason Smyth (IRL) | 10.46 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 10.54 | Skander Djamil Athmani | Algeria |
America | 10.69 | Stirley Jones | United States |
Asia | 11.03 | Liu Wei | China |
Europe | 10.46 WR | Jason Smyth | Ireland |
Oceania | 10.83 | Chad Perris | Australia |
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:28:[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Skander Djamil Athmani | Algeria | 10.59 | Q, AR |
2 | 8 | Chad Perris | Australia | 10.90 | Q |
3 | 5 | Philipp Handler | Switzerland | 10.97 | q, PB |
4 | 3 | Zak Skinner | Great Britain | 11.14 | q |
5 | 4 | Youssouf Coulibaly | Mali | 11.52 | |
6 | 6 | Ken Thepthida | Laos | 11.72 | PB |
Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:35:[3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Jason Smyth | Ireland | 10.74 | Q, SB |
2 | 7 | Isaac Jean-Paul | United States | 10.86 | Q, PB |
3 | 3 | Buinder Brainer Bermúdez Villar | Colombia | 11.36 | PB |
4 | 5 | Salah Khelaifia | Algeria | 11.48 | SB |
5 | 4 | Elmir Jabrayilov | Azerbaijan | DNF |
Heat 3 took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:42:[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Johannes Nambala | Namibia | 11.03 | Q, SB |
2 | 5 | Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | Colombia | 11.08 | Q |
3 | 8 | Vahid Alinajimi | Iran | 11.18 | PB |
4 | 4 | Austin Ingram | Canada | 11.21 | SB |
5 | 6 | Bacou Dambakate | Guinea | 12.24 | |
6 | 3 | Ferdinand Compaore | Burkina Faso | DQ | WPA 17.8 |
Final edit
The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:53:[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Jason Smyth | Ireland | 10.53 | SB | |
7 | Skander Djamil Athmani | Algeria | 10.54 | AR | |
8 | Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | Colombia | 10.64 | AR | |
4 | 4 | Isaac Jean-Paul | United States | 10.83 | PB |
5 | 9 | Chad Perris | Australia | 10.84 | |
6 | 5 | Johannes Nambala | Namibia | 10.93 | SB |
7 | 2 | Philipp Handler | Switzerland | 11.02 | |
8 | 3 | Zak Skinner | Great Britain | 11.08 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.