Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T53

The men's 100 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.

Men's 100 metres T53
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates1 September 2021 (final)
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time14.20
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pongsakorn Paeyo  Thailand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi  Saudi Arabia
2016
2024
Men's 100 metres
T11 · T12 · T13 · T33 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T51 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World Record   Brent Lakatos (CAN) 14.10 Arbon, Switzerland 27 May 2017
Paralympic Record   Brent Lakatos (CAN) 14.43 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 15.72 Walid Ktila   Tunisia
America 14.10 WR Brent Lakatos   Canada
Asia 14.40 Pongsakorn Paeyo   Thailand
Europe 14.47 Mickey Bushell   Great Britain
Oceania 15.66 Richard Colman   Australia

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:00:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Brent Lakatos   Canada 14.49 Q, SB
2 4 Fahad Al-Ganaidl   Saudi Arabia 15.08 Q
3 3 Ariosvaldo Fernandes   Brazil 15.30 Q
4 6 Pichet Krungget   Thailand 15.30 q, SB
5 8 Yang Shaoqiao   China 15.46 SB
6 5 Nicolas Brignone   France 15.81

Heat 2 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:07:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Pongsakorn Paeyo   Thailand 14.30 Q, GR
2 3 Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi   Saudi Arabia 14.52 Q, PB
3 8 Pierre Fairbank   France 15.09 Q
4 6 Vitalii Gritsenko   RPC 15.26 q, PB
5 4 Brian Siemann   United States 15.32 SB
6 5 Yoo Byung-hoon   South Korea 15.37 SB
7 7 Pürevtsogiin Enkhmanlai   Mongolia 15.97 PB

Final

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The final took place on 1 September 2021, at 19:20:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Pongsakorn Paeyo   Thailand 14.20 GR
  4 Brent Lakatos   Canada 14.55
  5 Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi   Saudi Arabia 14.76
4 9 Ariosvaldo Fernandes   Brazil 15.41
5 8 Pierre Fairbank   France 15.41
6 2 Pichet Krungget   Thailand 15.43
7 7 Fahad Al-Ganaidl   Saudi Arabia 15.48
8 3 Vitalii Gritsenko   RPC 15.55

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.