Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53

Men's 400 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 September
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning time49.70
Medalists
   China
   Canada
   Australia
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The Men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.[1]

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:

World & Paralympic record  Hong Suk-Man (KOR) 47.67 11 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:24. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Li Huzhao China 51.19 Q, SB
2 Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait 51.35 Q, PB
3 Yoo Byunghoon South Korea 52.06 q
4 Eric Gauthier Canada 53.56
5 Jaime Ramirez Valencia Mexico DQ
6 Brian Siemann United States DQ

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Joshua George United States 51.44 Q
2 Yu Shiran China 51.74 Q, PB
3 Pierre Fairbank France 52.23
4 Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva Brazil 52.44 SB
5 Jun Hiromichi Japan 52.74
6 Jesus Aguilar Venezuela 52.80
7 Sopa Intasen Thailand DQ

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Brent Lakatos Canada 49.46 Q, PB
2 Richard Colman Australia 49.79 Q, SB
3 Jung Dong Ho South Korea 50.02 q, PB
4 Zach Abbott United States 52.58 PB
5 Roger Puigbo Verdaguer Spain 53.29
6 Pichet Krungget Thailand 53.63 SB

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:11.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Li Huzhao China 49.70 SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos Canada 50.17
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Richard Colman Australia 50.24
4 Yu Shiran China 50.92 PB
5 Joshua George United States 51.14
6 Yoo Byunghoon South Korea 51.30
7 Jung Dong Ho South Korea 51.45
8 Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait 52.04

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualifed.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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