Angela Ballard is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in T53 wheelchair sprint events. She became a paraplegic at age 7 due to a car accident.
The Men's 100m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 15 events were contested over this distance for 15 different classifications.
Brent Lakatos is a Canadian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. Lakatos has represented Canada at three Summer Paralympics, and at the 2012 Games he won three silver medals in the sprint and mid-distance events. In 2013 Lakatos reached the pinnacle of his sport when he collected four gold medals at the IPC Athletics World Championships and became world champion at his classification in the 100m, 200m and 400m events.
The women's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 September. It featured 14 athletes from 8 countries and was open to both T54 and T53 classification athletes. The United States took all three medals, while eventual winner Tatyana McFadden broke the Paralympic record during the heat stages.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The Men's 100m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 16 events were contested over this distance. T11 and T12 events were hosted over three rounds, to accommodate sighted guides, while the T51 event was held as a straight final. All other 100 metre events consisted of semifinal round and final.
The Women's 100m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 13 events were contested over this distance.
The Men's 400m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 12 events were contested over this distance.
The Women's 400m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 9 events were contested over this distance.
The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from September 2 to September 4, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested over this distance.
The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 29 to September 4, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested over this distance.
Aaron Pike is an American athlete who competes in wheelchair racing, biathlon, and cross-country skiing. He has competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, as well as the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics. Pike finished second at the 2022 Boston Marathon, third at the 2021 and 2022 Chicago Marathons, and fourth at the 2018 and 2019 New York City Marathons as well as the 2021 Boston Marathon. He won multiple medals at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, including winning the 12.5 km seated event.
The women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
The men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
The men's 100 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.
The men's 800 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 2 September 2021.
The women's 400 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 2 September 2021.
