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 (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

Records

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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

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Ntando Mahlangu   South Africa 23.59
  6 Richard Whitehead   Great Britain 23.99 SB
  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

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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.