Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54

The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 11 and 12 September.[1] It featured 20 athletes.

Men's 400 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRio Olympic Stadium
Dates11–12 September
Competitors20
Medalists
Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands
Liu Yang  China
Yassine Gharbi  Tunisia

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.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record  Zhang Lixin (CHN) 45.07 10 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (1) qualify for the final.

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
14Liu Yang China46.42Q, PB
27Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands46.60Q
36Yassine Gharbi Tunisia46.70q
43Saichon Konjen Thailand47.01q, SB
58Curtis Thom Canada47.93
65Alex Adelaide France49.91

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
17Liu Chengming China46.87Q
24Richard Chiassaro Great Britain46.98Q
35Yoshifumi Nagao Japan48.85q
46Daniel Romanchuk United States49.15
58Sam Carter Australia49.24SB
62Alexandre Dupont Canada49.28
73Eduardo Dutra Uruguay57.08PB

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
18David Weir Great Britain46.65Q
25Cui Yangfeng China47.61Q, SB
34Jake Lappin Australia48.88
47Marc Schuh Germany48.89
56Erik Hightower United States49.19
62Ekkachai Janthon Thailand51.15
73Rashed Aldhaheri United Arab Emirates51.36

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
5Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands46.65
6Liu Yang China46.79
2Yassine Gharbi Tunisia47.07
47Richard Chiassaro Great Britain47.17
54David Weir Great Britain47.30
68Cui Yanfeng China47.63
71Saichon Konjen Thailand47.66
83Liu Chengming China47.69

References

  1. "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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