Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T51

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Men's 200 metres T51
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue Stade de France
Dates3 September 2024
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Winning time37.64
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Cody Fournie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Toni Piispanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Peter Genyn Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2020
200 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men · T35 · T37 · T51 · T64
Women · T11 · T12 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T47 · T64

The men's 200 metres T51 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 3 September 2024.

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The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger, trunk or leg function.

Records

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

World RecordFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Habsch  (BEL)35.74 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai 15 February 2024
Paralympic RecordFlag of Finland.svg  Toni Piispanen  (FIN)36.81 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 31 August 2021
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Results

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Cody Fournie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37.64 PB
Silver medal icon.svg7 Toni Piispanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 38.55 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg8 Peter Genyn Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38.65
49 Mohamed Berrahal Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 40.91
56 Roger Habsch Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42.35
65 Edgar Navarro Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 42.92 SB
73 Ernesto Fonseca Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 46.10 SB
Source: [2] Wind: -0.7 m/s

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References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. "Men's 200m – T51 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.