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


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

Men's 200 metres T51
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates3 September 2024
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Winning time37.64
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cody Fournie  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toni Piispanen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Genyn  Belgium
2020
200 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men · T35 · T37 · T51 · T64
Women · T11 · T12 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T47 · T64

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

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

World Record   Roger Habsch (BEL) 35.74   Dubai 15 February 2024
Paralympic Record   Toni Piispanen (FIN) 36.81   Tokyo 31 August 2021
Area Time Athlete Location Date
Africa   [[]]   [[]]  ()
America   [[]]   [[]]  ()
Asia   [[]]   [[]]  ()
Europe   [[]]   [[]]  ()
Oceania   [[]]   [[]]  ()

Results

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Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
  4 Cody Fournie   Canada 37.64 PB
  7 Toni Piispanen   Finland 38.55 SB
  8 Peter Genyn   Belgium 38.65
4 9 Mohamed Berrahal   Algeria 40.91
5 6 Roger Habsch   Belgium 42.35
6 5 Edgar Navarro   Mexico 42.92 SB
7 3 Ernesto Fonseca   Costa Rica 46.10 SB
Source:[2] Wind: -0.7 m/s

References

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  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.