Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres

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The Men's 400m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from September 2 to September 8. A total of 10 events were contested over this distance for 10 different classifications.[1]

Schedule

R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thr 6 Fri 7 Sat 8
T11 400m R ½ F
T12 400m R ½ F
T13 400m R F
T36 400m R F
T38 400m R F
T44 400m R F
T46 400m R F
T52 400m R F
T53 400m R F
T54 400m R ½ F

Results

T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Jose Sayovo Armando
Guide: Nicolau Palanca
Angola 50.75 PB
2nd Lucas Prado
Guide: Laercio Alves Martins
Brazil 51.44 SB
3rd Gauthier Tresor Makunda
Guide: Antoine Laneyrie
France 52.45
Daniel Silva
Guide: Leonardo Souza Lopes
Brazil DNS

T12

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Mahmoud Khaldi Tunisia 48.52 WR
2nd Hilton Langenhoven South Africa 49.04 PB
3rd Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Mexico 50.41 PB
4 G. Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
Spain 50.68

T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Alexey Labzin Russia 48.59 PR
2nd Alexander Zverev Russia 48.83 PB
3rd Mohamed Amguoun Morocco 49.45
4 Ioannis Protos Greece 49.67 SB
5 Hussein Kadhim Iraq 49.76 RR
6 Djamil Nasser Algeria 49.88 PB
7 Zine Eddine Sekhri Algeria 51.16 PB
8 Markeith Price United States 51.98

T36

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.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 4 September 2012 at 20:45.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Evgenii Shvetcov Russia 53.31 WR
2nd Paul Blake Great Britain 54.22 PB
3rd Roman Pavlyk Ukraine 55.18 PB
4 Che Mian China 55.99 RR
5 Andrey Zhirnov Russia 57.53
6 Artem Arefyev Russia 59.70
7 Jose Manuel Gonzalez Spain 01.51
8 Gabriel De Jesus Cuadra Holman Nicaragua 02.88 SB

T38

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st Mohamed Farhat Chida Tunisia T38 50.43 SB
2nd Zhou Wenjun China T38 51.56 RR
3rd Union Sekailwe South Africa T38 51.97 PB
4 Abbes Saidi Tunisia T38 52.05 PB
5 Tim Sullivan Australia T38 52.39 SB
6 Marius Stander South Africa T38 53.62
7 Marcel Houssimoli Vanuatu T37 07.61 SB
Omar Monterola Venezuela T37 DNF

T44

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st Oscar Pistorius South Africa T43 46.68 PR
2nd Blake Leeper United States T43 50.14 RR
3rd David Prince United States T44 50.61 WR
4 Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Brazil T43 51.59 PB
5 David Behre Germany T43 51.65
6 Jarryd Wallace United States T44 53.90
7 Ivan Prokopyev Russia T43 54.74
8 Liu Zhiming China T44 55.91

T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:54.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st Gunther Matzinger Austria T46 48.45 RR
2nd Yohansson Nascimento Brazil T45 49.21 WR
3rd P Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag Sri Lanka T46 49.28 RR
4 Antonis Aresti Cyprus T46 49.59 SB
5 Hermas Muvunyi Rwanda T46 49.59 RR
6 Emicarlo Souza Brazil T46 50.74
7 Xie Hexing China T46 1:01.80
Addoh Kimou Ivory Coast T46 DQ

T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:48.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Raymond Martin United States 58.54
2nd Tomoya Ito Japan 1:00.40 SB
3rd Thomas Geierspichler Austria 1:04.64 SB
4 Josh Roberts United States 1:05.76
5 Peth Rungsri Thailand 1:06.46 SB
6 Beat Boesch Switzerland 1:07.72
7 Paul Nitz United States 1:15.15
Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan DQ

T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:11.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Li Huzhao China 49.70 SB
2nd Brent Lakatos Canada 50.17
3rd Richard Colman Australia 50.24
4 Yu Shiran China 50.92 PB
5 Joshua George United States 51.14
6 Yoo Byunghoon South Korea 51.30
7 Jung Dong Ho South Korea 51.45
8 Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait 52.04

T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Zhang Lixin China 46.88 PB
2nd Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands 47.12 PB
3rd Liu Chengming China 47.36 PB
4 Leo Pekka Tahti Finland 47.68 PB
5 Marcel Hug Switzerland 47.80
6 Marc Schuh Germany 48.42
7 Cui Yanfeng China 51.20
Saichon Konjen Thailand DQ

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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