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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics were held in the National Stadium in Tokyo. There was 167 medal events: 93 for men, 73 for women and one mixed event. It was the largest contest of the Games programme regarding athlete numbers and medal events to be scheduled.[1]

Athletics
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Athletics pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors1100 in 168 events from 129 nations
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The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were instead held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]

Classification and events

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See also: Paralympic classification

Participating athletes are given a classification depending on their disabilities (T denotes track events, F denotes field events). They are categorised into seven different classifications:[4][5]

  • T/F11-13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12-13) athletes; track athletes would often run with a guide.
  • T/F20: Athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
  • T/F 31-38: Athletes who have cerebral palsy or other coordination impairments. 31-34 for wheelchair events and 35-38 for running events.
  • F40-41: Les Autres - typically for athletes who have dwarfism.
  • T/F 42-47: Athletes who are amputees. In field events, some athletes would compete in seated events.
  • T/F 51-58: Athletes who have a spinal cord injury or disability. In field events, most athletes would compete in seated events.
  • T/F 61-64: Athletes who have a prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.
  • RR1, RR2, RR3 Athletes with severe co-ordination impairment (hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis) competing in RaceRunning events.

Event summary table

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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events
Classification
Event 		Visual Impairment ID Cerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant 		RG Amputee athletes Wheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries 		Prosthesis athletes
T11 T12 T13 T20 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57 T61 T62 T63 T64
F11 F12 F13 F20 F32 F33 F34 F35 F36 F37 F38 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F51 F52 F53 F54 F55 F56 F57 F61 F62 F63 F64
Track events
100 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
200 metres ● ● ● ● ●
400 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● >> ● ● ● ●
800 metres >> ● ● ●
1500 metres ● >> ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
5000 metres ● >> ● >> ●
Marathon >> ● >> ● >> >> ●
Field events
High Jump >> >> ● ● ●
Long Jump ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ●
Shot Put ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Discus ● ● >> ● >> >> ● >> ●
Javelin >> ● >> ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> >> >> ●
Club throw ● ●
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events
Classification
Event 		Visual Impairment ID Cerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant 		RG Amputee athletes Wheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries 		Prosthesis athletes
T11 T12 T13 T20 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57 T61 T62 T63 T64
F11 F12 F13 F20 F32 F33 F34 F35 F36 F37 F38 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F51 F52 F53 F54 F55 F56 F57 F61 F62 F63 F64
Track events
100 metres ● ● ● >> ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ● ● ●
200 metres ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ●
400 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ●
800 metres >> ● ● ●
1500 metres ● >> ● ● >> ●
5000 metres >> ●
Marathon >> ● >> ●
Field events
Long Jump ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ●
Shot Put >> ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ●
Discus Throw ● >> ● >> ● >> >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Javelin >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Club throw ● ●
Key:
  • ID : Classifications for intellectual disability
  • RG : Les Autres classification, including dwarfism and restricted growth
  • ● : Event in this classification
  • >> : Competitors in this classification may take part in event for the next competed classification, e.g. T33 may compete in T34 event, or both T35 and T36 athletes may compete in a T37 event.

Qualification

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Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Participating nations

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As of June 2021.[6]

Schedule

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● Finals
August / September 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5
Final 13 16 19 16 21 17 18 17 25 5
Cumulative Total 13 29 48 64 85 102 120 137 162 167

Medal table

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Two silver medals were awarded for a second-place tie in the men's high jump T47 athletics event. No bronze medal was awarded as a result.

Two bronze medals were awarded for a third-place tie in the men's 100 metres T64 athletics event.

Due to the disqualification of two participants, a bronze medal was not awarded in the women's 100 metres T11 athletics event.

Source (167 Gold, 168 Silver, 166 Bronze) :[7]

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China27131151
2  RPC12131338
3  United States10171441
4  Great Britain951024
5  Brazil891128
6  Switzerland73212
7  Ukraine615324
8  Iran56011
9  Poland53311
10  Uzbekistan5229
11  Australia47819
12  Germany45615
13  Tunisia45211
14  Morocco44210
15  Spain4419
16  Thailand4239
17  Azerbaijan4116
  Cuba4116
19  Algeria34310
20  Japan33612
21  Netherlands3238
22  New Zealand3227
23  Venezuela3216
24  South Africa3126
25  Canada2428
26  Mexico2158
27  India1528
28  Italy1449
29  Colombia13711
30  France1348
31  Finland1315
32  Greece1214
33  Belgium1124
34  Costa Rica1102
35  Ecuador1023
  Nigeria1023
37  Sri Lanka1012
38  Chile1001
  Ethiopia1001
  Hungary1001
  Ireland1001
  Jordan1001
  Malaysia1001
  Norway1001
  Pakistan1001
46  Argentina0235
47  Croatia0224
48  Bulgaria0202
49  Latvia0123
50  Iraq0112
  Kuwait0112
  Namibia0112
  United Arab Emirates0112
54  Serbia0101
55  Czech Republic0022
56  Belarus0011
  Denmark0011
  Indonesia0011
  Kenya0011
  Oman0011
  Portugal0011
  Qatar0011
  Saudi Arabia0011
  Slovakia0011
  Uganda0011
Totals (65 entries)167168166501

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Paralympic Athletics Classification Guide". International Paralympic Committee. 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Tokyo 2020". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Slot Allocation Overview" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 23 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Para Athletics (Formerly IPC Athletics) News & Events". Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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