Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12

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Men's 400 metres T12
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Tokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 31 August 2021 (heats)
  • 2 September 2021 (final)
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning time47.59
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Abdeslam Hili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Silver medal icon.svg Noah Malone Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Rouay Jebabli Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2016
2024

The men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 31 August and 2 September 2021.

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 records were as follows: [1]

World RecordFlag of Morocco.svg  Abdeslam Hili  (MAR)47.79 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9 November 2019
Paralympic RecordFlag of Tunisia.svg  Mahmoud Khaldi  (TUN)48.52 London, United Kingdom 6 September 2012
AreaTimeAthleteNation
Africa47.79WR Abdeslam Hili Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
America49.38 Noah Malone Flag of the United States.svg United States
Asia48.57 Sun Qichao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe48.62 Gabriel Potra Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Oceania53.60 Jonathan Fitzpatrick Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:17: [2]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
17 Abdeslam Hili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 48.78 Q, SB
25 Yamil Acosta Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 50.95
33 Achraf Lahouel Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 51.37 SB

Heat 2 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:25: [3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Rouay Jebabli Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 48.69 Q, PB
25 Oğuz Akbulut Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 49.17 SB

Heat 3 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:33: [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Noah Malone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.50 Q, GR
23 Mahdi Afri Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 48.53 q, SB
37 Fabrício Barros Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 52.42 SB

Final

The final took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:42: [5]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7 Abdeslam Hili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47.59 WR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Noah Malone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.93 AR
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Rouay Jebabli Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 48.01 PB
41 Mahdi Afri Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 48.93

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics" . Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.