Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T13
| Men's 100 metres T13 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 100 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
The event was won for the fourth consecutive time by the legendary Irish T13 athlete Jason Smyth in his final Games.
The
T13 category
is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Jason Smyth (IRL) |
10.46 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
| Paralympic Record |  Jason Smyth (IRL) |
10.46 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 10.54 | Skander Djamil Athmani |  Algeria
|
| America | 10.69 | Stirley Jones |  United States
|
| Asia | 11.03 | Liu Wei |  China
|
| Europe | 10.46 WR | Jason Smyth | Ireland
|
| Oceania | 10.83 | Chad Perris |  Australia
|
Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:28:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Skander Djamil Athmani |  Algeria |
10.59 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 8 | Chad Perris |  Australia |
10.90 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Philipp Handler |  Switzerland |
10.97 | q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | Zak Skinner |  Great Britain |
11.14 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Youssouf Coulibaly |  Mali |
11.52 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ken Thepthida |  Laos |
11.72 | PB |
Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:35:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jason Smyth | Ireland |
10.74 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Isaac Jean-Paul |  United States |
10.86 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 3 | Buinder Brainer Bermúdez Villar |  Colombia |
11.36 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Salah Khelaifia | Algeria |
11.48 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Elmir Jabrayilov |  Azerbaijan |
DNF |
Heat 3 took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:42:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Johannes Nambala |  Namibia |
11.03 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | Colombia |
11.08 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Vahid Alinajimi |  Iran |
11.18 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Austin Ingram |  Canada |
11.21 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Bacou Dambakate |  Guinea |
12.24 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ferdinand Compaore |  Burkina Faso |
DQ | WPA 17.8 |
Final
The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:53:[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Jason Smyth | Ireland |
10.53 | SB |
 |
7 | Skander Djamil Athmani | Algeria |
10.54 | AR |
 |
8 | Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá | Colombia |
10.64 | AR |
| 4 | 4 | Isaac Jean-Paul | United States |
10.83 | PB |
| 5 | 9 | Chad Perris | Australia |
10.84 | |
| 6 | 5 | Johannes Nambala | Namibia |
10.93 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Philipp Handler | Switzerland |
11.02 | |
| 8 | 3 | Zak Skinner | Great Britain |
11.08 |
References
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.