Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T36

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Men's 400 metres T36
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Tokyo National Stadium
Dates31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Winning time52.80
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg James Turner Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Evgenii Shvetcov Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC
Bronze medal icon.svg William Stedman Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2016
2024

The men's 400 metres T36 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 31 August 2021.

Contents

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: [1]

World RecordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  James Turner  (AUS)51.71 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14 November 2019
Paralympic RecordFlag of Russia.svg  Evgenii Shvetcov  (RUS)53.31 London, United Kingdom 4 September 2012
AreaTimeAthleteNation
Africa58.03 Sid Ali Bouzourine Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
America57.09 Juan Moreno Marquez Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Asia55.99 Che Mian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe53.18 Evgenii Shvetcov Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Oceania51.71WR James Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

Results

The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:20: [2]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 James Turner Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.80 GR
Silver medal icon.svg6 Evgenii Shvetcov Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 53.60 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg4 William Stedman Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54.75
42 Alexis Sebastian Chavez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 55.14 AR
55 Krzysztof Ciuksza Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 55.90 SB
67 Sid Ali Bouzourine Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 57.91 AR
78 Takeru Matsumoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 59.15

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References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics" . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.