Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T13

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
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021
Competitors17 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Smyth  Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Skander Djamil Athmani  Algeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá  Colombia
2016

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
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
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
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
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
  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

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.