The men's 100 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 27 August 2021.
| Men's 100 metres T37 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Nick Mayhugh (USA) |
11.21 | Minneapolis, United States | 18 June 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  Charl du Toit (RSA) |
11.42 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 11.42 PR | Charl du Toit |  South Africa
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| America | 11.21 WR | Nick Mayhugh | United States
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| Asia | 11.46 | Saptoyoga Purnomo |  Indonesia
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| Europe | 11.44 | Andrey Vdovin |  Russia
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| Oceania | 12.22 | Matthew Slade |  New Zealand
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:56:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Saptoyoga Purnomo |  Indonesia |
11.33 | Q, PR |
| 2 | 7 | Andrey Vdovin |  RPC |
11.34 | Q, AR |
| 3 | 5 | Christian Da Costa |  Brazil |
11.51 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Vladyslav Zahrebelnyi |  Ukraine |
11.77 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Mateus Evangelista | Brazil |
11.79 | |
| 6 | 8 | Brian Lionel Impellizzeri |  Argentina |
12.56 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 12:03:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nick Mayhugh |  United States |
10.97 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 7 | Chermen Kobesov | RPC |
11.32 | Q, AR |
| 3 | 4 | Ricardo Gomes de Mendonça | Brazil |
11.45 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | Ali Alnakhli |  Saudi Arabia |
11.57 | q, PB |
| 5 | 5 | Charl du Toit | South Africa |
11.58 | q |
| 6 | 8 | David Pleitez |  El Salvador |
12.72 | SB |
Final edit
The final took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:25:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Nick Mayhugh | United States |
10.95 | WR |
 |
5 | Andrey Vdovin | RPC |
11.18 | AR |
 |
7 | Saptoyoga Purnomo | Indonesia |
11.31 | AR |
| 4 | 4 | Chermen Kobesov | RPC |
11.32 | =SB |
| 5 | 9 | Ricardo Gomes de Mendonça | Brazil |
11.52 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ali Alnakhli | Saudi Arabia |
11.53 | PB |
| 7 | 8 | Christian Da Costa | Brazil |
11.55 | |
| 8 | 2 | Charl du Toit | South Africa |
11.63 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.