Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44

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Men's 400 metres T44
at the XIV Paralympic Games
2012 Paralympics Men's 400m T44 Victory Ceremony.jpg
Left-right: Leeper, Pistorius, Prince
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates7 to 8 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time46.68
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Oscar Pistorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg Blake Leeper Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg David Prince Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September. [1]

Contents

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Records

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

T43World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Oscar Pistorius  (RSA)45.3928 August 2011 Daegu, South Korea
Paralympic record47.4916 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Oscar Pistorius  (RSA)46.688 September 2012
T44World & Paralympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Jim Bob Bizzell  (USA)50.9816 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of the United States.svg  David Prince  (USA)50.618 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 21:45. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Blake Leeper Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4350.63Q, RR
2 Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil T4353.02Q, PB
3 Liu Zhiming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China T4454.82Q, RR
4 Riccardo Scendoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy T4455.88PB
5 Jack Swift Flag of Australia.svg  Australia T4455.94
6 Josue Benitez Sandoval Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico T4459.79

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Oscar Pistorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa T4348.31Q, SB
2 David Behre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany T4351.37Q, RR
3 David Prince Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4452.29Q, SB
4 Jarryd Wallace Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4453.51q, PB
5 Ivan Prokopyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T4353.86q, PB
6 Keita Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T44DQ

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Oscar Pistorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa T4346.68PR(T43)
Silver medal icon.svg Blake Leeper Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4350.14RR
Bronze medal icon.svg David Prince Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4450.61WR(T44)
4 Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil T4351.59PB
5 David Behre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany T4351.65
6 Jarryd Wallace Flag of the United States.svg  United States T4453.90
7 Ivan Prokopyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T4354.74
8 Liu Zhiming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China T4455.91

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

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References

  1. "Athletics – Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 15 September 2012.