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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51

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Men's 100 metres T51
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates6 September 2024
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Winning time19.63 PR, AR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cody Fournie  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Genyn  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toni Piispanen  Finland
2020
2028
100 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men · T11 · T12 · T13 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T44 · T47 · T51 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64
Women · T11 · T12 · T13 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64


The men's 100 metres T51 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 6 September 2024.

The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger, trunk or leg function.

Records

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

World Record  Roger Habsch (BEL) 19.13 United Arab Emirates Dubai 13 February 2024
Paralympic Record  Peter Genyn (BEL) 20.33 Japan Tokyo 3 September 2021
Area Time Athlete Location Date
Africa 20.96 Algeria Mohamed Berrahal Switzerland Nottwil 26 May 2016 (2016-05-26)
America 20.56 Canada Cody Fournie Switzerland Nottwil 9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)
Asia 21.93 Bahrain Mohamed Alshook United Arab Emirates Dubai 27 February 2023 (2023-02-27)
Europe 19.13 WR Belgium Roger Habsch United Arab Emirates Dubai 13 February 2024 (2024-02-13)
Oceania 29.70 Australia Glen Bennet Australia Sydney 28 January 2005 (2005-01-28)

Results

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Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Cody Fournie  Canada 19.63 PR, AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Peter Genyn  Belgium 20.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Toni Piispanen  Finland 21.14 SB
4 5 Mohamed Berrahal  Algeria 21.83
5 4 Edgar Navarro  Mexico 21.97
6 7 Roger Habsch  Belgium 22.41
7 8 Ernesto Fonseca  Costa Rica 24.80
Source:[2] Wind: -0.3 m/s

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 100m – T51 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.