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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T53

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Women's 100 metres T53
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates1 September 2021 (final)
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time16.29
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gao Fang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhou Hongzhuan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Samantha Kinghorn  Great Britain
2016
2024

The women's 100 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World Record  Huang Lisha (CHN) 16.19 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8 September 2016
Paralympic Record  Huang Lisha (CHN) 16.19 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 18.51 Olajumoke Annah Olajide  Nigeria
America 16.23 Leann Shannon  United States
Asia 16.19 WR Huang Lisha  China
Europe 16.21 Samantha Kinghorn  Great Britain
Oceania 16.46 Angie Ballard  Australia

Results

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The final took place on 1 September 2021, at 20:37:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Gao Fang  China 16.29 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Zhou Hongzhuan  China 16.48 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Samantha Kinghorn  Great Britain 16.53
4 7 Jessica Cooper Lewis  Bermuda 16.90 SB
5 9 Hamide Doğangün  Turkey 16.94 SB
6 8 Catherine Debrunner  Switzerland 17.18
7 6 Angie Ballard  Australia 17.43
8 1 Kelsey Lefevour  United States 17.56
9 2 Yen Hoang  United States 18.01

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.