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

Men's 400 metres T53; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	2 September
Competitors	19 from 13 nations
Winning time	49.70
Medalists

Last updated March 12, 2019

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 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that took place in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012. These Paralympics were one of the largest multi-sport events ever held in the United Kingdom after the 2012 Summer Olympics, and until the date the largest Paralympics ever: 4,302 athletes from 164 National Paralympic Committees participated, with fourteen countries appearing in the Paralympics for the first time ever.

T53 is disability sport classification for disability athletics. The class includes people with a number of different types of disabilities including spinal cord injuries. People in this class have full use of their arms but have no or limited trunk function. Similar classifications are T51, T52, and T54. People in this class have a functional upper limbs, but limited trunk usage and limited lower limb functionality. During classification, they both undergo a bench test of muscle strength and demonstrate their skills in athletics. People in this class include Tanni Grey-Thompson (GBR), Samantha Kinghorn (GBR), Angie Ballard (AUS) and Richard Colman (AUS).

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
01!	Li Huzhao	China	49.70	SB
02!	Brent Lakatos	Canada	50.17
03!	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 = Disqualified.

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References

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

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