The International Paralympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in athletics events at the Paralympic Games. Athletics has been part of every Summer Paralympic Games.
In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows: 11–13: Blind and visually impaired 20: Intellectually disabled 32–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32–34 compete in wheelchairs, while 35–38 are ambulant 40–46: Ambulant athletes with upper body amputations or other disabilities such as dwarfism 51–58: Wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries or amputations 61–64: Ambulant athletes with lower body amputations
Men's Key:
100 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT1110.82 Athanasios Ghavelas2 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT1210.43 Salum Ageze Kashafali29 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT1310.42 Skander Djamil Athmani1 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT2010.85José Antonio Expósito26 October 2000XISydney, Australia T32VacantT3316.61 Ahmad Almutairi10 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT3414.76 Chaiwat Rattana2 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT3511.39 Dmitrii Safronov30 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT3611.85 Deng Peicheng4 September 2021XVITokyo, Japan11.85 James Turner7 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT3710.95 Nick Mayhugh27 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT3810.64 Jaydin Blackwell31 August 2024XVIIParis, FranceT4212.04 Anton Prokhorov30 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT43vacant10.90 Liam Malone8 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4411.03 Mpumelelo Mhlongo30 August 2021XVITokyo, Japan10.81 Jonnie Peacock8 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4510.94 Yohansson Nascimento6 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT46/T4710.53 Petrúcio Ferreira27 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT5119.63 Cody Fournie6 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT5216.21 Maxime Carabin5 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT5314.20 Pongsakorn Paeyo1 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT5413.63 Leo-Pekka Tahti1 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT61VacantT6210.79 Johannes Floors29 August 2021XVITokyo, Japan10.79 Johannes Floors30 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT6312.05 Vinícius Gonçalves Rodrigues30 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT6312.05 Puseletso Mabote1 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT6410.65 Sherman Guity2 September 2024XVIIParis, France
200 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT1122.44 Ananias Shikongo15 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT1221.56 Mateusz Michalski8 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT1321.05 Jason Smyth7 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT32VacantT3331.02 Ahmad Almutairi4 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT3427.98 Walid Ktila4 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT3523.00 Dmitrii Safronov4 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT3624.65 Wa Wai So15 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT3721.91 Nick Mayhugh4 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT3821.82 Evan O'Hanlon8 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT4223.07 Richard Whitehead10 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4321.06 Liam Malone12 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4422.01 David Prince12 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4522.05 Yohansson Nascimento2 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT46/T4721.74 Heath Francis9 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT5136.81 Toni Piispanen31 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT5230.25 Raymond Martin8 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT5325.61 Huzhao Li7 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT5424.18 Lixin Zhang12 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT6123.59 Ntando Mahlangu3 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT6421.32 Sherman Guity7 September 2024XVIIParis, France
400 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT1150.03Jose Sayovo Armando25 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT1247.59Abdeslam Hili2 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT1346.70Skander Djamil Athmani2 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT2047.22Daniel Martins9 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT32VacantT331:03.77Lachlan Jones24 October 2000XISydney, AustraliaT3454.17Kazuya Maeba26 October 2000XISydney, AustraliaT351:06.30J. Rivero21 August 1996XSydney, AustraliaT3652.80James Turner31 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT3749.34Andrey Vdovin1 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT3848.49Jaydin Blackwell3 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT42VacantT4346.20Liam Malone15 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4449.66Michail Seitis15 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT4549.21Yohansson Nascimento4 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT46/T4746.65Aymane El Haddaoui7 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT511:20.82Peter Genyn17 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT5254.48Maxime Carabin30 August 2024XVIIParis, FranceT5346.61Pongsakorn Paeyo29 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT5444.55Dai Yunqiang1 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT6245.85Johannes Floors3 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT6449.66Michail Seitis15 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, Brazil
800 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT112:02.33Rob Matthews20 June 1984VIINew York, United StatesT121:52.13Abderrahim Zhiou10 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT131:54.78Abdelillah Mame15 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT20VacantT332:45.98Jeremy Rempel10 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT341:40.24Mohamed Alhammadi14 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT35VacantT362:02.39James Turner17 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT371:57.22Michael McKillop1 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT381:58.87Malcolm Pringle20 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT42VacantT43VacantT442:08.79Daniel Andrews26 September 2000XISydney, AustraliaT452:00.36Jose Ferandez19 August 1996XAtlanta, United StatesT461:51.82Gunther Matzinger8 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT512:45.78Bart Dodson6 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT521:58.68Abdellah Ez-Zine25 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT531:36.30Huzhao Li15 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT541:32.45Choke Yasuoka25 September 2004XIIAthens, Greece
1500 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT113:55.82Yeltsin Jacques3 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT123:44.43Aleksandr Kostin3 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT133:48.29Abdellatif Baka11 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, Brazil3:46.20Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby3 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT203:45.40Ben Sandilands6 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT33VacantT34VacantT35VacantT364:37.75Artem Arefyev26 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT374:06.95Liam Stanley4 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT383:58.92Nate Riech4 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT44VacantT454:08.26Pedro Meza Zempoaltecatl20 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT463:50.15Abraham Tarbei4 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT47VacantT515:13.43Alvise Devidi26 October 2000XISydney, AustraliaT523:29.13Tomoki Sato29 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT53/T542:49.55Marcel Hug31 August 2021XVITokyo, Japan
5000 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT1114:48.85Júlio Cesar Agripino30 August 2024XVIISaint-Denis, FranceT1213:53.76El Amin Chentouf3 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT1314:33.33Bilel Aloui15 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT20VacantT34VacantT3517:42.42James Sands12 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT3618:23.52Claúdio da Silva12 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT3716:34.36Joseph Parker18 August 1996XAtlanta, United StatesT3816:53.19Ivan Hompanera Alvarez27 October 2000XISydney, AustraliaT44VacantT4515:37.84Pedro Meza Zempoaltecatl27 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT4614:20.88Abraham Tarbei13 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT5117:40.02Bart Dodson11 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT5213:10.86Toshihiro Takada19 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT53/T549:53.26Marcel Hug27 August 2021XVITokyo, Japan
10000 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT1131:37.25Henry Wanyoike19 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT1231:42.97Henry Kirwa14 September 2004XIIIBeijing, ChinaT1332:05.17Kestutis Bartkenas20 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT20VacantT37VacantT4630:15.35Jose Javier Conde7 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT51VacantT52VacantT53/T5420:51.86Joel Jeannot21 September 2004XIIAthens, Greece
4 × 100 m ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT11-T1342.37Felipe Gomes (T11)Guide: Jonas de Lima SilvaDaniel Silva (T11)Guide: Heitor de Oliveira SalesJerônimo da Silva (T12)Gustavo Araújo (T13)13 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT35-3844.81Christopher Mullins (T38)Evan O'Hanlon (T38)Tim Sullivan (T38)Darren Thrupp (T37)16 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT42-4740.82Markus Rehm (T44)David Behre (T43)Johannes Floors (T43)Felix Streng (T44)12 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT53/5449.89Li Huzhao (T53)Zhang Lixin (T54)Zhao Ji (T54)Zong Kai (T54)8 September 2008XIIIBeijing, China
ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT11-133:28.65Carlos LopesJosé AlvesJose GameiroGabriel Potra24 October 2000XI Sydney, AustraliaT35-383:38.92Abbes SaidiMohamed CharmiFares HamdiFarhat Chida27 September 2004XII Athens, GreeceT42-473:27.00Danny AndrewsRaphew Reed JrRyan FannBrian Frasure27 September 2004XII Athens, GreeceT53/543:04.77Cui YanfengLi HuzhaoLiu YangLiu Chengming16 September 2016XV Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
High Jump ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT111.59 mItalo Sacchetto19 October 1988VIIISeoul, South KoreaT122.02 mRuslan Sivitski20 October 2000XISydney, AustraliaT131.98 mJ. Orcutt6 September 1992IXBarcelona, SpainT421.88 mSharad Kumar3 September 2024XVIIParis, France1.96 mArnold Boldt17 June 1980VIArnhem, NetherlandsT442.19 mMaciej Lepiato12 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT451.68 mMatthias Berg27 June 1984VIIUnited StatesT46/T472.15 mRoderick Townsend-Roberts29 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT61vacantT631.94 mEzra Frech3 September 2024XVIIParis, FranceT642.06 mDerek Loccident6 September 2024XVIIParis, France
Long Jump ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT116.67José Manuel Rodriguez18 August 1996XAtlanta, United StatesT127.31Hilton Langenhoven13 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT137.54Luis Felipe Gutierrez1 September 2012XIVLondon, United KingdomT207.60Abdul Latif Romly11 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT356.06Wei Guo20 September 2004XIIAthens, GreeceT365.62Rodrigo Parreira da Silva12 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, Brazil5.62Brayden DavidsonT376.77Guangxu Shang13 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT387.31 mZhu Dening1 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT426.70Heinrich Popow17 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT43VacantT448.21Markus Rehm17 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT456.75R. Alvarez18 August 1996XAtlanta, United StatesT46/T477.41Roderick Townsend-Roberts14 September 2016XVRio de Janeiro, BrazilT617.17 mNtando Mahlangu28 August 2021XVITokyo, JapanT627.04 mStylianos Malakopoulos1 September 2021XVITokyo, JapanT637.68 mJoel de Jong31 August 2024XVIIParis, France
Triple Jump ClassRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceT1113.71 m Duan Li12 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT1215.37 m Osamah Alshanqiti8 September 2008XIIIBeijing, ChinaT1314.87 m Enrique Cepeda18 August 1996XAtlanta, United StatesT20VacantT4513.24 m R. Alvarez22 August 1996XAtlanta, United StatesT46/T4715.20 m Fuliang Liu1 September 2012XIVLondon, United Kingdom
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