Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52–54

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Men's 400m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. [1] Events were held in three disability classes.

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

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T52

Men's 400m T52
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 24–25 September 2004
Competitors 12 from 9 nations
Winning time 1:00.92
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Toshihiro Takada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Andre Beaudoin Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Thomas Geierspichler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Toshihiro Takada, representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan. [2]

Toshihiro Takada is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52 long distance events.

Japan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 162 athletes—108 men and 54 women. Japanese competitors won 52 medals, 17 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze, to finish 10th in the medal table.

1st Round

Qualified for next round
Heat 1
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Canada.svg  Dean Bergeron  (CAN)1:01.77Q
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdellah Ez Zine  (MAR)1:04.35Q
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Beat Bosch  (SUI)1:04.53Q
4Flag of Australia.svg  Lachlan Jones  (AUS)1:05.21q
5Flag of Canada.svg  Ian Rice  (CAN)1:06.79
Flag of Mexico.svg  Santiago Velazquez  (MEX)1:27.30
Heat 2
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Canada.svg  Andre Beaudoin  (CAN)1:01.61Q
2Flag of Japan.svg  Toshihiro Takada  (JPN)1:02.03Q
3Flag of Austria.svg  Thomas Geierspichler  (AUT)1:02.25Q
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Peth Rungsri  (THA)1:02.64q
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Salvador Hernandez  (MEX)1:03.61
Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Nitz  (USA)1:14.65

Final Round

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Toshihiro Takada  (JPN)1:58.68
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada.svg  Andre Beaudoin  (CAN)1:58.69
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Austria.svg  Thomas Geierspichler  (AUT)2:00.42
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdellah Ez Zine  (MAR)2:02.06
5Flag of Canada.svg  Dean Bergeron  (CAN)2:02.99
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Salvador Hernandez  (MEX)2:05.58
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Peth Rungsri  (THA)2:10.75
8Flag of Switzerland.svg  Beat Bosch  (SUI)2:14.21

T53

Men's 400m T53
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Competitors 22 from 13 nations
Winning time 50.04
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hamad Aladwani Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Silver medal icon.svg Hong Suk Man Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg Joshua George Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The T53 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Hamad Aladwani, representing Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait. [3]

Hamad Aladwani is a paralympic athlete from Kuwait competing mainly in category T53 sprint events.

Kuwait at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Kuwait competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 14 athletes, 13 men and 1 women. Competitors from Kuwait won 6 medals, including 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze to finish 48th in the medal table.

1st Round

Qualified for next round
Heat 1
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Adam Bleakney  (USA)51.54Q
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Pichet Krungget  (THA)51.72Q
3Flag of France.svg  Charles Tolle  (FRA)54.04
4Flag of Japan.svg  Susumu Kangawa  (JPN)54.04
5Flag of Spain.svg  Roger Puigbo  (ESP)54.25
6Flag of Canada.svg  Jason Lachance  (CAN)54.68
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Edison Kasumaj  (SUI)55.74
Heat 2
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Hamad Aladwani  (KUW)51.25Q
2Flag of France.svg  Pierre Fairbank  (FRA)52.37Q
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Sopa Intasen  (THA)53.41
4Flag of Japan.svg  Jun Hiromichi  (JPN)53.77
5Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Terentiev  (RUS)54.60
6Flag of the United States.svg  Christopher Waddell  (USA)54.68
7Flag of Canada.svg  Barry Patriquin  (CAN)57.32
Heat 3
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Joshua George  (USA)51.25Q
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Hong Suk Man  (KOR)52.37Q
3Flag of Australia.svg  Richard Colman  (AUS)53.41Q
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Jaime Ramirez Valencia  (MEX)53.77q
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Heinz Frei  (SUI)54.60
6Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Shilov  (RUS)54.68
7Flag of Canada.svg  Eric Gauthier  (CAN)57.32
8Flag of Ireland.svg  John Fulham  (IRL)55.12

Final Round

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kuwait.svg  Hamad Aladwani  (KUW)50.04
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Hong Suk Man  (KOR)50.05
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Joshua George  (USA)50.46
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Pichet Krungget  (THA)51.03
5Flag of the United States.svg  Adam Bleakney  (USA)51.23
6Flag of Australia.svg  Richard Colman  (AUS)51.68
7Flag of France.svg  Pierre Fairbank  (FRA)51.96
8Flag of Mexico.svg  Jaime Ramirez Valencia  (MEX)53.19

T54

Men's 800m T54
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Competitors 24 from 15 nations
Winning time 47.45
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Choke Yasuoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Jeff Adams Flag of Canada.svg  Canada

The T54 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Kenny van Weeghel, representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands. [4]

Kenny van Weeghel Dutch Paralympic athlete

Kenny van Weeghel is a Paralympic athlete from the Netherlands competing in the 100, 200 and 400 m T54 class wheelchair racing. He participated in the Paralympic games five times already and he has won 6 Paralympic medals among which two golden ones.

Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 95 athletes, 53 men and 42 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 29 medals, including 5 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze to finish 27th in the medal table.

1st Round

Qualified for next round
Heat 1
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Rawat Tana  (THA)48.82Q
2Flag of Canada.svg  Jeff Adams  (CAN)48.98Q
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Weir  (GBR)49.26q
4Flag of Germany.svg  Sebastian Cleem  (GER)49.37q
5Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshifumi Nagao  (JPN)49.67
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Gonzalo Valdovinos Gonzalez  (MEX)50.13
7Flag of France.svg  Ludovic Gapenne  (FRA)51.90
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Jun  (CHN)51.91
Heat 2
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Japan.svg  Choke Yasuoka  (JPN)47.65Q
2Flag of South Africa.svg  Ernst van Dyk  (RSA)48.39Q
3Flag of Germany.svg  Robert Figl  (GER)48.57
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Fernando Sanchez Nava  (MEX)48.83
5Flag of France.svg  Claude Issorat  (FRA)49.46
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Ampai Sualuang  (THA)50.35
7Flag of Spain.svg  Vicente Arzo  (ESP)52.26
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Mukhtar Kamysbayev  (KAZ)1:02.59
Heat 3
RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Weeghel  (NED)47.32Q
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Marcel Hug  (SUI)47.77Q
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Supachai Koysub  (THA)47.96
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Lixin  (CHN)48.35
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Freddy Sandoval  (MEX)49.01
6Flag of Germany.svg  Alhassane Balde  (GER)49.04
7Flag of Australia.svg  Richard Nicholson  (AUS)49.28
8Flag of Ghana.svg  Nkegbe Botsyo  (GHA)52.61

Final Round

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Weeghel  (NED)47.45
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Choke Yasuoka  (JPN)47.67
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada.svg  Jeff Adams  (CAN)47.73
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Rawat Tana  (THA)48.14
5Flag of South Africa.svg  Ernst van Dyk  (RSA)48.26
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Lixin  (CHN)48.72
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Supachai Koysub  (THA)49.01
8Flag of Switzerland.svg  Marcel Hug  (SUI)49.30

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References

  1. ↑ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Men's 400m T52". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Men's 400m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Men's 800m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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