Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T61
| Men's 200 metres T61 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 September 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23.59 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres T61 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 3 September 2021.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Ntando Mahlangu (RSA) |
23.03 | Nottwil, Switzerland | 1 August 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Vacant | – |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 23.03 WR | Ntando Mahlangu | South Africa
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| America | 25.69 | Luis Puertas |  United States
|
| Asia | Vacant | ||
| Europe | 23.72 | Record Mark | |
| Oceania | Vacant | ||
Results
The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 19:42:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Ntando Mahlangu | South Africa |
23.59 | |
 |
6 | Richard Whitehead |  Great Britain |
23.99 | SB |
 |
7 | Ali Lacin |  Germany |
24.64 | SB |
| 4 | 3 | Luis Puertas | United States |
25.40 | AR |
| 5 | 4 | Regas Woods | United States |
26.74 | SB |
References
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.