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

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

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

World Record John Stephen (TAN)16.24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania13 June 2003
Paralympic Record Ahmad Al-Mutairi (KUW)16.61Rio de Janeiro, Brazil10 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa16.24 WRJohn Stephen Tanzania
America18.36Joseph Radmore Canada
Asia16.46Ahmad Al-Mutairi Kuwait
Europe16.98Andrew Small Great Britain
Oceania19.90Lachlan Jones Australia

Results

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Andrew Small Great Britain17.73
2nd place, silver medalist(s)5Ahmad Al-Mutairi Kuwait17.83SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Harri Jenkins Great Britain18.55SB
47James Freeman Great Britain19.69
53Yuhei Yasuno Japan22.34

References

  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.
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