The men's 100 metres T51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 3 September 2021.
| Men's 100 metres T51 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger, trunk or leg function.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Peter Genyn (BEL) |
19.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 4 September 2020 |
| Paralympic Record |  Peter Genyn (BEL) |
21.15 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 20.96 | Mohamed Berrahal |  Algeria
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| America | 20.97 | Edgar Navarro |  Mexico
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| Asia | 23.67 | Yuya Nagasaki |  Japan
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| Europe | 19.71 WR | Peter Genyn | Belgium
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| Oceania | 29.70 | Glen Bennet |  Australia
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Results edit
The final took place on 3 September, at 20:52:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Peter Genyn | Belgium |
20.33 | GR |
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6 | Toni Piispanen |  Finland |
20.68 | |
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7 | Roger Habsch | Belgium |
20.76 | |
| 4 | 8 | Mohamed Berrahal |  Algeria |
21.94 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Edgar Navarro |  Mexico |
22.92 | |
| 6 | 9 | João Correia |  Portugal |
24.37 | |
| 7 | 3 | Hélder Mestre | Portugal |
24.72 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ernesto Fonseca |  Costa Rica |
25.13 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.