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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T13

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Men's 100 metres T13
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021 (final)
Competitors17 from 15 nations
Winning time10.53
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Smyth  Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Skander Djamil Athmani  Algeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean Carlos Mina Aponzá  Colombia
2016
2024
Men's 100 metres
T11 · T12 · T13 · T33 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T51 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64

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

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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

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Heats

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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 Bermúdez  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

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The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:53:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Jason Smyth  Ireland 10.53 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Skander Djamil Athmani  Algeria 10.54 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.