| Men's 400 metres T20 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T20 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8–9 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
18:13 8 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1149 | Daniel Martins |  Brazil | 0.182 | 48.70 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | 1316 | Gracelino Barbosa |  Cape Verde | 0.176 | 48.77 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 1427 | Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez |  Spain | 0.159 | 49.70 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 1395 | Damian Carcelen |  Ecuador | 0.173 | 51.68 | q |
| 5 | 6 | 1863 | Nasharuddin Mohd |  Malaysia | 0.305 | 51.75 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2031 | Daniel Pek |  Poland | 0.267 | 52.43 | |
| 3 | 2412 | Edixon Pirela |  Venezuela | 0.160 | DSQ |
18:21 8 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2411 | Luis Arturo Paiva | Venezuela | 0.190 | 48.43 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | 1473 | Rodrigue Massianga |  France | 0.187 | 49.20 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 1426 | Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez | Spain | 0.193 | 49.37 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | 1709 | Ruud Lorain Flovany Koutiki |  Italy | 0.158 | 51.53 | q |
| 5 | 8 | 1398 | Ronny Mauricio Santos Iza | Ecuador | 0.151 | 54.41 | |
| 3 | 2355 | Ty Griffin |  United States | 0.157 | DSQ |
11:20 9 September 2016: [2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 1149 | Daniel Martins | Brazil | 0.157 | 47.22 | WR | |
 | 6 | 2411 | Luis Arturo Paiva | Venezuela | 0.148 | 47.83 | ||
 | 5 | 1316 | Gracelino Barbosa | Cape Verde | 0.181 | 48.55 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 1427 | Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez | Spain | 0.215 | 49.46 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 1426 | Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez | Spain | 0.208 | 49.56 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1473 | Rodrigue Massianga | France | 0.209 | 49.71 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1709 | Ruud Lorain Flovany Koutiki | Italy | 0.135 | 51.14 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1395 | Damian Carcelen | Ecuador | 0.173 | 51.80 |
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