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

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.

Men's 100 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates16–17 September 2016
Competitors21 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leo-Pekka Tähti  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yang Liu  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands

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

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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

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19:27 16 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 9 2358 Erik Hightower   United States 14.56 Q
2 8 1736 Yoshifumi Nagao   Japan 14.76 Q
3 7 1502 Richard Chiassaro   Great Britain 14.83
4 3 2298 Rashed Aldhaheri   United Arab Emirates 15.41
5 5 2339 Eduardo Dutra   Uruguay 16.76
6 6 1484 Edmond Ngombi   Gabon 18.79
7 4 1490 Demba Jarju   The Gambia 18.82

Heat 2

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19:34 16 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 1254 Yang Liu   China 14.11 Q
2 5 1930 Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands 14.28 Q
3 9 2229 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 14.44 q
4 8 1045 Samuel Carter   Australia 14.59 q
5 7 1457 Esa-Pekka Mattila   Finland 15.07
6 3 2372 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 15.61
7 4 1185 Jacques Ouedraogo   Burkina Faso 19.32

Heat 3

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19:41 16 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 1459 Leo-Pekka Tähti   Finland 14.00 Q
2 7 1240 Yanfeng Cui   China 14.39 Q
3 3 2282 Fethi Zouinkhi   Tunisia 14.70
4 5 1549 Marc Schuh   Germany 15.26
5 4 2228 Ekkachai Janthon   Thailand 15.29
6 9 1197 Vun Van   Cambodia 15.44
7 8 1296 Jhon Mwengani Mabonze   Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.46

Final

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19:37 17 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
  3 1459 Leo-Pekka Tähti   Finland 13.90
  6 1254 Yang Liu   China 14.10
  5 1930 Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands 14.23
4 2 2229 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 14.28
5 8 1240 Yanfeng Cui   China 14.32
6 1 1045 Samuel Carter   Australia 14.46
7 4 2358 Erik Hightower   United States 14.49
8 7 1736 Yoshifumi Nagao   Japan 14.71

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's 100m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's 100m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.