Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the XVI Paralympic Games
Athletics pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Venue	Tokyo National Stadium
Dates	27 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors	1100 in 168 events from 129 nations
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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]

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]

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.

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
4×100 m relay	mixed
Road events
Marathon	men	women
Field events
Long jump	men	women
High jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Club throw	men	women
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As of June 2021.^[6]

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]

Rank	NPC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	27	13	11	51
2	RPC	12	13	13	38
3	United States	10	17	14	41
4	Great Britain	9	5	10	24
5	Brazil	8	9	11	28
6	Switzerland	7	3	2	12
7	Ukraine	6	15	3	24
8	Iran	5	6	0	11
9	Poland	5	3	3	11
10	Uzbekistan	5	2	2	9
11	Australia	4	7	8	19
12	Germany	4	5	6	15
13	Tunisia	4	5	2	11
14	Morocco	4	4	2	10
15	Spain	4	4	1	9
16	Thailand	4	2	3	9
17	Azerbaijan	4	1	1	6
	Cuba	4	1	1	6
19	Algeria	3	4	3	10
20	Japan	3	3	6	12
21	Netherlands	3	2	3	8
22	New Zealand	3	2	2	7
23	Venezuela	3	2	1	6
24	South Africa	3	1	2	6
25	Canada	2	4	2	8
26	Mexico	2	1	5	8
27	India	1	5	2	8
28	Italy	1	4	4	9
29	Colombia	1	3	7	11
30	France	1	3	4	8
31	Finland	1	3	1	5
32	Greece	1	2	1	4
33	Belgium	1	1	2	4
34	Costa Rica	1	1	0	2
35	Ecuador	1	0	2	3
	Nigeria	1	0	2	3
37	Sri Lanka	1	0	1	2
38	Chile	1	0	0	1
	Ethiopia	1	0	0	1
	Hungary	1	0	0	1
	Ireland	1	0	0	1
	Jordan	1	0	0	1
	Malaysia	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
	Pakistan	1	0	0	1
46	Argentina	0	2	3	5
47	Croatia	0	2	2	4
48	Bulgaria	0	2	0	2
49	Latvia	0	1	2	3
50	Iraq	0	1	1	2
	Kuwait	0	1	1	2
	Namibia	0	1	1	2
	United Arab Emirates	0	1	1	2
54	Serbia	0	1	0	1
55	Czech Republic	0	0	2	2
56	Belarus	0	0	1	1
	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
	Kenya	0	0	1	1
	Oman	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
	Uganda	0	0	1	1
Totals (65 entries)		167	168	166	501

• Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics

• Results book Archived 5 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine