Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54

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Men's 400 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates5 to 7 September
Competitors21 from 13 nations
Winning time46.88
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zhang Lixin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Liu Chengming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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/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 T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 7 September. [1]

Contents

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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

World & Paralympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Lixin  (CHN)45.0710 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 19:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Liu Chengming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48.01Q, =SB
2 Marc Schuh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 48.87Q
3 Supachai Koysub Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 50.66SB
4 Alexandre Dupont Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.17
5 Ryan Chalmers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.63
6 Ahmed Aouadi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DQ
7 Jake Lappin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 47.87Q, SB
2 Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 48.06Q
3 Cui Yanfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48.28q, PB
4 Leo Pekka Tahti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 48.30q
5 Curtis Thom Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 48.57
6 Jordan Bird Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.53
7 Fernando Sanchez Nava Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Zhang Lixin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48.72Q, SB
2 Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 48.87Q
3 Mohammad Vahdani Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 50.00
4 Juan Valladares Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 50.41
5 Richard Nicholson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 50.49
6 Colin Mathieson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.95
7 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 52.83

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Zhang Lixin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 46.88PB
Silver medal icon.svg Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 47.12PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Liu Chengming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 47.36PB
4 Leo Pekka Tahti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.68PB
5 Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 47.80
6 Marc Schuh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 48.42
7 Cui Yanfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51.20
Saichon Konjen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand DQ

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

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.