Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53
The Men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 10 and 11 September.[1] It featured 19 athletes.
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10–11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 | ||||||||||||
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The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| Worldrecord |  Hong Sukman (KOR) |
47.36 | 26 June 2010 | Arbon, Switzerland |
| Paralympic record | Hong Sukman (KOR) |
47.67 | 11 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Results
Heats
Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Lakatos |  Canada | 50.47 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | Brian Siemann |  Netherlands | 51.30 | Q | |
| 3 | Yu Shiran |  China | 51.51 | SB | |
| 4 | Jung Dong Ho | South Korea | 52.30 | ||
| 5 | Richard Colman |  Australia | 52.59 | ||
| 6 | Hamad Aladwani |  Kuwait | 52.97 | ||
| - | Pichet Krungget |  Thailand | DNS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 48.38 | Q PB | |
| 2 | Li Huzhao | China | 49.48 | Q | |
| 3 | Joshua George |  United States | 50.11 | q | |
| 4 | Jean-Philippe Maranda | Canada | 52.24 | ||
| 5 | Nicolas Brignone |  France | 53.01 | ||
| 6 | Mickey Bushell |  Great Britain | 54.02 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 49.06 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | Zhao Yufei | China | 49.99 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain | 51.14 | q | |
| 4 | Hitoshi Matsunaga |  Japan | 52.71 | ||
| 5 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva |  Brazil | DSQ | ||
| 6 | Yoo Byung Hoon | South Korea | DSQ |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 47.91 | ||
 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 48.53 | ||
 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 49.00 | ||
| 4 | Li Huzhao | China | 50.11 | ||
| 5 | Brian Siemann | Netherlands | 50.20 | ||
| 6 | Zhao Yufei | China | 50.42 | ||
| 7 | Joshua George | United States | 50.80 | ||
| 8 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain | 51.53 |
References
- "Athletics – Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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