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

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

Men's 200 metres T61
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3 September 2021
Competitors5 from 4 nations
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

Records

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

World Record  Ntando Mahlangu (RSA)23.03Nottwil, Switzerland1 August 2019
Paralympic RecordVacant
AreaTimeAthleteNation
Africa23.03 WRNtando Mahlangu  South Africa
America25.69Luis Puertas  United States
AsiaVacant
Europe23.72Record Mark
OceaniaVacant

Results

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

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Ntando Mahlangu  South Africa23.59
6Richard Whitehead  Great Britain23.99SB
7Ali Lacin  Germany24.64SB
43Luis Puertas  United States25.40AR
54Regas Woods  United States26.74SB

References

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  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.