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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

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Men's 100 metres T54
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France, Paris, France
Dates
  • 4 September 2024
Competitors14 from 12 nations
Winning time13.74
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Athiwat Paeng-Nuea  Thailand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leo-Pekka Tähti  Finland
2020
2028
100 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men · T11 · T12 · T13 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T44 · T47 · T51 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64
Women · T11 · T12 · T13 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64


The Men's 100 metres T54 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 4 September at the Stade de France in Paris.

Records

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

World Record  Athiwat Paeng-Nuea (THA) 13.63 Germany Hechingen 9 May 2024
Paralympic Record  Leo-Pekka Tähti (FIN) 13.63 United Kingdom London 1 September 2012
Area Time Athlete Location Date
Africa 14.22 Ghana Nkegbe Botsyo United States Tempe 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24)
America 13.80 Mexico Juan Pablo Cervantes García Chile Santiago 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24)
Asia 13.63 WR Thailand Athiwat Paeng-Nuea France Paris 15 July 2023 (2023-07-15)
Europe 13.63 PR Finland Leo-Pekka Tähti United Kingdom London 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
Oceania 13.94 Australia Sam Carter United Arab Emirates Dubai 7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)

Classification

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The T54 classification is for wheelchair athletes with strong arm and torso movement, who have an impairment in their legs. Athletes have fast acceleration, can maintain top speed and maintain their pushing speed while steering.[2]

Results

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Round 1

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The Heats took place on 4 September, starting at 11:22 (UTC+2) in the morning session. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea  Thailand 13.71 Q
2 2 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia  Mexico 13.84 Q, SB
3 4 Hu Yang  China 14.24 Q
4 5 Luke Bailey  Australia 14.39 q
5 3 Vun Van  Cambodia 14.58 SB
6 7 Smbat Karapetyan  Armenia 16.98
7 6 Malang Tamba  The Gambia 18.13 SB
Source:[3] Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Mamudo Balde  Portugal 13.75 Q PB
2 4 Leo-Pekka Tähti  Finland 13.84 Q
3 8 Zhang Ying  China 14.10 Q, SB
4 6 Phiphatphong Sianglam  Thailand 14.52 q, SB
5 5 Tomoki Ikoma  Japan 14.73
6 2 Hilmy Shawwal  Tanzania 16.08
7 3 Kesete Sibhatu Weldemariam  Eritrea 19.18 PB
Source:[4] Wind: +1.4 m/s

Final

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The final took place on 4 September, starting at 19:24 (UTC+2) in the evening.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia  Mexico 13.74 AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea  Thailand 13.79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Leo-Pekka Tähti  Finland 13.86
4 8 Hu Yang  China 14.14
5 5 Mamudo Balde  Portugal 14.19
6 3 Zhang Ying  China 14.28
7 9 Luke Bailey  Australia 14.39
8 2 Phiphatphong Sianglam  Thailand 14.84
Source:[5] Wind: -0.2 m/s

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Classification Explained". 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m – T54 – Round 1 – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m – T54 – Round 1 – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's 100m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.