Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44
Men's 400 metres T44 at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
Venue | London Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Dates | 7 to 8 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 10 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 46.68 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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Classification | ||||||||||
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||||
T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||||
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||
F40: Les Autres | ||||||||||
T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||||
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||||
Men T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
Track | ||||||||||
100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
200 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
400 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
800 m | T46 | |||||||||
1500 m | T46 | |||||||||
4×100 m relay | T42-46 | |||||||||
Road | ||||||||||
Marathon | T46 | |||||||||
Field | ||||||||||
Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Triple jump | F46 | |||||||||
High jump | F42 | F46 | ||||||||
Shot put | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Discus throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
Javelin throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
Women T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
Track | ||||||||||
100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
200 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
400 m | T46 | |||||||||
Field | ||||||||||
Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Shot put | F42-44 | |||||||||
Javelin throw | F46 |
The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.[1]
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.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
T43 | World record | Oscar Pistorius (RSA) | 45.39 | 28 August 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
Paralympic record | 47.49 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China | ||
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||
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Paralympic record | Oscar Pistorius (RSA) | 46.68 | 8 September 2012 | ||
T44 | World & Paralympic record | Jim Bob Bizzell (USA) | 50.98 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||
World record | David Prince (USA) | 50.61 | 8 September 2012 |
Results
Round 1
Competed 7 September 2012 from 21:45. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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1 | Blake Leeper | United States | T43 | 50.63 | Q, RR |
2 | Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira | Brazil | T43 | 53.02 | Q, PB |
3 | Liu Zhiming | China | T44 | 54.82 | Q, RR |
4 | Riccardo Scendoni | Italy | T44 | 55.88 | PB |
5 | Jack Swift | Australia | T44 | 55.94 | |
6 | Josue Benitez Sandoval | Mexico | T44 | 59.79 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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1 | Oscar Pistorius | South Africa | T43 | 48.31 | Q, SB |
2 | David Behre | Germany | T43 | 51.37 | Q, RR |
3 | David Prince | United States | T44 | 52.29 | Q, SB |
4 | Jarryd Wallace | United States | T44 | 53.51 | q, PB |
5 | Ivan Prokopyev | Russia | T43 | 53.86 | q, PB |
6 | Keita Sato | Japan | T44 | DQ |
Final
Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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Oscar Pistorius | South Africa | T43 | 46.68 | PR(T43) | |
Blake Leeper | United States | T43 | 50.14 | RR | |
David Prince | United States | T44 | 50.61 | WR(T44) | |
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 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.
References
- ↑ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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