Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T51
# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T51

The men's 200 metres T51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 31 August 2021.

The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger, trunk or leg function.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:

| World Record | Peter Genyn (BEL) | 36.62 | Nottwil, Switzerland | 2 June 2017 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Paralympic Record | Edgar Navarro (MEX) | 39.70 | Athens, Greece | 25 September 2004 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 40.70 | Mohamed Berrahal | Algeria |
| America | 36.91 | Edgar Navarro | Mexico |
| Asia | 41.03 | Masanori Ueda | Japan |
| Europe | 36.62 WR | Peter Genyn | Belgium |
| Oceania | 54.74 | Glen Bennet | Australia |

## Results

The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 10:18:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 6 | Toni Piispanen | Finland | 36.81 | GR |
| | 5 | Peter Genyn | Belgium | 37.11 | |
| | 3 | Roger Habsch | Belgium | 38.33 | |
| 4 | 8 | Mohamed Berrahal | Algeria | 40.04 | AR |
| 5 | 4 | Edgar Navarro | Mexico | 41.04 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Helder Mestre | Portugal | 42.75 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Ernesto Fonseca | Costa Rica | 47.95 | |
