| Men's 400 metres T12 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 47.59 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | mixed | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 31 August and 2 September 2021.
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.
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: [1]
| World Record | 47.79 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 9 November 2019 | |
| Paralympic Record | 48.52 | London, United Kingdom | 6 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 47.79WR | Abdeslam Hili | |
| America | 49.38 | Noah Malone | |
| Asia | 48.57 | Sun Qichao | |
| Europe | 48.62 | Gabriel Potra | |
| Oceania | 53.60 | Jonathan Fitzpatrick |
Heat 1 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:17: [2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Abdeslam Hili | 48.78 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | 5 | Yamil Acosta | 50.95 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Achraf Lahouel | 51.37 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:25: [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rouay Jebabli | 48.69 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | 5 | Oğuz Akbulut | 49.17 | SB |
Heat 3 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:33: [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Noah Malone | 48.50 | Q, GR | |
| 2 | 3 | Mahdi Afri | 48.53 | q, SB | |
| 3 | 7 | Fabrício Barros | 52.42 | SB |
The final took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:42: [5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abdeslam Hili | 47.59 | WR | ||
| 3 | Noah Malone | 47.93 | AR | ||
| 5 | Rouay Jebabli | 48.01 | PB | ||
| 4 | 1 | Mahdi Afri | 48.93 |