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

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

RRound 1 ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Fri 31Sat 1Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4Wed 5Thr 6Fri 7Sat 8
T11 400mRF
T12 400mR½F
T13 400mRF
T36 400mRF
T38 400mRF
T44 400mRF
T46 400mRF
T52 400mRF
T53 400mRF
T54 400mR½F

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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
José Sayovo Armando
Guide: Nicolau Palanca
 Angola50.75PB
Lucas Prado
Guide: Laercio Alves Martins
 Brazil51.44SB
Gauthier Tresor Makunda
Guide: Antoine Laneyrie
 France52.45
Daniel Silva
Guide: Leonardo Souza Lopes
 BrazilDNS

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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Mahmoud Khaldi Tunisia48.52WR
Hilton Langenhoven South Africa49.04PB
Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Mexico50.41PB
4G. Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
 Spain50.68

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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Alexey Labzin Russia48.59PR
Alexander Zverev Russia48.83PB
Mohamed Amguoun Morocco49.45
4Ioannis Protos Greece49.67SB
5Hussein Kadhim Iraq49.76RR
6Djamil Nasser Algeria49.88PB
7Zine Eddine Sekhri Algeria51.16PB
8Markeith Price United States51.98

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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Evgenii Shvetcov Russia53.31WR
Paul Blake Great Britain54.22PB
Roman Pavlyk Ukraine55.18PB
4Che Mian China55.99RR
5Andrey Zhirnov Russia57.53
6Artem Arefyev Russia59.70
7Jose Manuel Gonzalez Spain01.51
8Gabriel De Jesus Cuadra Holman Nicaragua02.88SB

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

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Mohamed Farhat Chida TunisiaT3850.43SB
Zhou Wenjun ChinaT3851.56RR
Union Sekailwe South AfricaT3851.97PB
4Abbes Saidi TunisiaT3852.05PB
5Tim Sullivan AustraliaT3852.39SB
6Marius Stander South AfricaT3853.62
7Marcel Houssimoli VanuatuT3707.61SB
Omar Monterola VenezuelaT37DNF

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.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Oscar Pistorius South AfricaT4346.68PR
Blake Leeper United StatesT4350.14RR
David Prince United StatesT4450.61WR
4Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira BrazilT4351.59PB
5David Behre GermanyT4351.65
6Jarryd Wallace United StatesT4453.90
7Ivan Prokopyev RussiaT4354.74
8Liu Zhiming ChinaT4455.91

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.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Gunther Matzinger AustriaT4648.45RR
Yohansson Nascimento BrazilT4549.21WR
P Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag Sri LankaT4649.28RR
4Antonis Aresti CyprusT4649.59SB
5Hermas Muvunyi RwandaT4649.59RR
6Emicarlo Souza BrazilT4650.74
7Xie Hexing ChinaT461:01.80
Addoh Kimou Ivory CoastT46DQ

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.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Raymond Martin United States58.54
Tomoya Ito Japan1:00.40SB
Thomas Geierspichler Austria1:04.64SB
4Josh Roberts United States1:05.76
5Peth Rungsri Thailand1:06.46SB
6Beat Boesch Switzerland1:07.72
7Paul Nitz United States1:15.15
Hirokazu Ueyonabaru JapanDQ

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.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Li Huzhao China49.70SB
Brent Lakatos Canada50.17
Richard Colman Australia50.24
4Yu Shiran China50.92PB
5Joshua George United States51.14
6Yoo Byunghoon South Korea51.30
7Jung Dong Ho South Korea51.45
8Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait52.04

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.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Zhang Lixin China46.88PB
Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands47.12PB
Liu Chengming China47.36PB
4Leo Pekka Tahti Finland47.68PB
5Marcel Hug Switzerland47.80
6Marc Schuh Germany48.42
7Cui Yanfeng China51.20
Saichon Konjen ThailandDQ

References

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