Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12

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Men's 400 metres T12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 6 September
Competitors15 from 14 nations
Winning time48.52
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mahmoud Khaldi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Silver medal icon.svg Hilton Langenhoven Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

The Men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 6 September. [1]

Contents

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

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

World recordFlag of Portugal.svg  Gabriel Potra  (POR)48.6225 July 2002 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Paralympic recordFlag of Nigeria.svg  Adekundo Adesoji  (NGR)48.9325 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of Tunisia.svg  Mahmoud Khaldi  (TUN)48.526 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Hilton Langenhoven Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.86Q
2 Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 50.80q, SB
3 Rodolfo Alves Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 54.00

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50.83Q, PB
2 Rza Osmanov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 51.46q, SB
3 Martin Amutenya Aloisius Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 57.73SB
4 Semih Deniz Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Mahmoud Khaldi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 50.58Q, SB
2 Hyacinthe Deleplace Flag of France.svg  France 51.09q, PB
3 Matthias Schroeder
Guide: Tobias Schneider
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52.04
4 Henry Nzungi Mwendo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 52.67SB

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Sun Qichao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50.91Q
2 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 50.91q, PB
3 Mehmet Nesim Oner Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 52.53PB
4 Suphachai Songphinit Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 53.03SB

Semifinals

Competed 4 September 2012 from 11:40. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Hilton Langenhoven Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.42Q, =PB
2 Sun Qichao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50.96
3 Rza Osmanov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 51.34SB
Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Mahmoud Khaldi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 49.02Q, PB
2 Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50.43q, PB
3 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 50.43q, PB
4 Hyacinthe Deleplace Flag of France.svg  France 51.40

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:00.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mahmoud Khaldi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 48.52WR
Silver medal icon.svg Hilton Langenhoven Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49.04PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Jorge Benjamin Gonzalez Sauceda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50.41PB
4 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 50.68

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 14 September 2012.