The women's 100 metres T36 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy.

These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected.

They usually walk without assistive devices.

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1] Heat 1 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:15:[2] Heat 2 took place on 1 September 2021, at 11:22:[3] The final took place on 1 September 2021, at 19:10:[4]