Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T33

The men's 100 metres T33 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 30 August 2021.

Men's 100 metres T33
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates30 August 2021
Competitors5 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Small  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ahmad Al-Mutairi  Kuwait
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Harri Jenkins  Great Britain
2016

The T33 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this class have moderate quadriplegia, and difficulty with forward trunk movement. They also may have hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis.

Records edit

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

World Record   John Stephen (TAN) 16.24 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 13 June 2003
Paralympic Record   Ahmad Al-Mutairi (KUW) 16.61 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 16.24 WR John Stephen   Tanzania
America 18.36 Joseph Radmore   Canada
Asia 16.46 Ahmad Al-Mutairi   Kuwait
Europe 16.98 Andrew Small   Great Britain
Oceania 19.90 Lachlan Jones   Australia

Results edit

The final took place on 30 August 2021, at 10:33:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Andrew Small   Great Britain 17.73
  5 Ahmad Al-Mutairi   Kuwait 17.83 SB
  6 Harri Jenkins   Great Britain 18.55 SB
4 7 James Freeman   Great Britain 19.69
5 3 Yuhei Yasuno   Japan 22.34

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.