Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T38

The men's 100 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.

Men's 100 metres T38
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates28 August 2021
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Young  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhu Dening  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Evan O'Hanlon  Australia

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

Records

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

World Record Hu Jianwen (CHN)10.74Rio de Janeiro, Brazil13 September 2016
Paralympic Record Hu Jianwen (CHN)10.74Rio de Janeiro, Brazil13 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa11.11Dyan Buis South Africa
America11.08Edson Pinheiro Brazil
Asia10.74 WRHu Jianwen China
Europe11.00Thomas Young Great Britain
Oceania10.79Evan O'Hanlon Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:10:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
16Zhu Dening China11.15Q, SB
24Dimitri Jozwicki France11.30Q, PB
32Zhong Huanghao China11.56Q, SB
43Farhat Chida Tunisia11.64q, SB
57Edson Pinheiro Brazil11.70SB
68Juan Sebastián Gómez Coa Colombia11.98SB
75Ari Gesini Australia12.40

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:16:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Thomas Young Great Britain11.22Q
27Evan O'Hanlon Australia11.31Q, SB
35José Gregorio Lemos Colombia11.43Q, SB
42Jose Rodolfo Chessani Mexico11.62q, PB
53Dyan Buis South Africa11.75
69Zhou Peng China11.89PB
78Carlos Velasquez Honduras13.81SB
6Khetag Khinchagov RPCDQWPA 17.8

Final

The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 19:35:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)7Thomas Young Great Britain10.94AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)5Zhu Dening China11.00=PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Evan O'Hanlon Australia11.00SB
44Dimitri Jozwicki France11.52
59José Gregorio Lemos Colombia11.53
68Zhong Huanghao China11.63
72Farhat Chida Tunisia11.63SB
83Jose Rodolfo Chessani Mexico11.77

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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