The women's 100 metres T34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 29 August 2021.
Women's 100 metres T34 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 16.39 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
World Record | Hannah Cockroft (GBR) | 16.57 | Arbon, Switzerland | 22 May 2019 |
Paralympic Record | Hannah Cockroft (GBR) | 17.42 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 September 2016 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
Africa | 20.52 | Yousra Ben Jemaa | Tunisia |
America | 18.43 | Alexa Halko | United States |
Asia | 19.08 | Noriko Arai | Japan |
Europe | 16.57 WR | Hannah Cockroft | Great Britain |
Oceania | 18.59 | Rosemary Little | Australia |
Results
editThe final took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:25:[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Hannah Cockroft | Great Britain | 16.39 | WR | |
5 | Kare Adenegan | Great Britain | 17.03 | SB | |
3 | Robyn Lambird | Australia | 18.68 | SB | |
4 | 2 | Veronika Doronina | RPC | 19.06 | PB |
5 | 7 | Fabienne André | Great Britain | 19.14 | |
6 | 8 | Alexa Halko | United States | 19.57 | |
7 | 6 | Joyce Lefevre | Belgium | 19.63 | |
8 | 1 | Eva Houston | United States | 19.82 | PB |
9 | 9 | Amy Siemons | Netherlands | 20.29 |
References
edit- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.