Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T61

Men's 200 metres T61
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3 September 2021 (final)
Competitors5 from 4 nations
Winning time23.59
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ntando Mahlangu  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Whitehead  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ali Lacin  Germany
Athletics at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
4×100 m relaymixed
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
High jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Club throwmenwomen

The men's 200 metres T61 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 3 September 2021.

Records

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

World Record  Ntando Mahlangu (RSA) 23.03 Nottwil, Switzerland 1 August 2019
Paralympic Record Vacant –
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 23.03 WR Ntando Mahlangu  South Africa
America 25.69 Luis Puertas  United States
Asia Vacant
Europe 23.72 Record Mark
Oceania Vacant

Results

The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 19:42:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Ntando Mahlangu  South Africa 23.59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Richard Whitehead  Great Britain 23.99 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Ali Lacin  Germany 24.64 SB
4 3 Luis Puertas  United States 25.40 AR
5 4 Regas Woods  United States 26.74 SB

References

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


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