Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12

The Men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 6 September.[1]

Men's 400 metres T12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 6 September
Competitors15 from 14 nations
Winning time48.52
Medalists
Mahmoud Khaldi  Tunisia
Hilton Langenhoven  South Africa
Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda  Mexico
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record  Gabriel Potra (POR) 48.62 25 July 2002 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Paralympic record  Adekundo Adesoji (NGR) 48.93 25 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record Mahmoud Khaldi (TUN)48.526 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hilton Langenhoven South Africa49.86Q
2Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
 Brazil50.80q, SB
3Rodolfo Alves Portugal54.00

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Mexico50.83Q, PB
2Rza Osmanov Azerbaijan51.46q, SB
3Martin Amutenya Aloisius Namibia57.73SB
4Semih Deniz TurkeyDQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mahmoud Khaldi Tunisia50.58Q, SB
2Hyacinthe Deleplace France51.09q, PB
3Matthias Schroeder
Guide: Tobias Schneider
 Germany52.04
4Henry Nzungi Mwendo Kenya52.67SB

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Sun Qichao China50.91Q
2Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
 Spain50.91q, PB
3Mehmet Nesim Oner Turkey52.53PB
4Suphachai Songphinit Thailand53.03SB

Semifinals

Competed 4 September 2012 from 11:40. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hilton Langenhoven South Africa49.42Q, =PB
2Sun Qichao China50.96
3Rza Osmanov Azerbaijan51.34SB
Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
 BrazilDQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mahmoud Khaldi Tunisia49.02Q, PB
2Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Mexico50.43q, PB
3Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
 Spain50.43q, PB
4Hyacinthe Deleplace France51.40

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:00.

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

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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