Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T35

The men's 200 metres T35 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 4 September 2021.

Men's 200 metres T35
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates4 September 2021
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmitrii Safronov  RPC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ihor Tsvietov  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Artem Kalashian  RPC

The T35 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. The typical T35 athlete may need assistive devices for walking. The athlete may have sufficient function to run but demonstrates poor balance.

Records edit

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

World Record   Ihor Tsvietov (UKR) 23.04 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9 November 2019
Paralympic Record   Ihor Tsvietov (UKR) 25.11 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 26.70 Allel Boukhalfa   Algeria
America 25.59 Hernan Barreto   Argentina
Asia 26.21 Fu Xinhan   China
Europe 23.04 WR Ihor Tsvietov   Ukraine
Oceania 28.78 Jacob Phillips   New Zealand

Results edit

The final took place on 4 September, at 10:18:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Dmitrii Safronov   RPC 23.00 WR
  5 Ihor Tsvietov   Ukraine 23.25
  6 Artem Kalashian   RPC 23.75 PB
4 3 David Dzhatiev   RPC 23.85 PB
5 8 Hernan Barreto   Argentina 26.07
6 7 Fábio da Silva Bordignon   Brazil 26.50 SB
7 2 Marshall Zackery   United States 27.73

References edit

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