Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

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Men's 100 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates16–17 September 2016
Competitors21 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Leo-Pekka Tähti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Yang Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

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The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16–17 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

The heats were held consecutively on the evening of 16 September. 21 athletes were divided into three heats of seven athletes each. Qualification to the final was automatic for the top two athletes in each heat, and the fastest two losers also qualified for the final.

Heat 1

19:27 16 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
192358 Erik Hightower Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14.56Q
281736 Yoshifumi Nagao Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14.76Q
371502 Richard Chiassaro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.83
432298 Rashed Aldhaheri Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 15.41
552339 Eduardo Dutra Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 16.76
661484 Edmond Ngombi Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 18.79
741490 Demba Jarju Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 18.82

Heat 2

19:34 16 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
161254 Yang Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14.11Q
251930 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.28Q
392229 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.44q
481045 Samuel Carter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14.59q
571457 Esa-Pekka Mattila Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15.07
632372 Daniel Romanchuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.61
741185 Jacques Ouedraogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 19.32

Heat 3

19:41 16 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
161459 Leo-Pekka Tähti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.00Q
271240 Yanfeng Cui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14.39Q
332282 Fethi Zouinkhi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 14.70
451549 Marc Schuh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15.26
542228 Ekkachai Janthon Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 15.29
691197 Vun Van Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 15.44
781296 Jhon Mwengani Mabonze Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.46

Final

19:37 17 September 2016: [2]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg31459 Leo-Pekka Tähti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.90
Silver medal icon.svg61254 Yang Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14.10
Bronze medal icon.svg51930 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.23
422229 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.28
581240 Yanfeng Cui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14.32
611045 Samuel Carter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14.46
742358 Erik Hightower Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14.49
871736 Yoshifumi Nagao Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14.71

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Men's 100m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. "Men's 100m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

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