Men's 400 metres T36 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 31 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 52.80 | ||||||||||||
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 T36 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 31 August 2021.
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.
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: [1]
World Record | James Turner (AUS) | 51.71 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 14 November 2019 |
Paralympic Record | Evgenii Shvetcov (RUS) | 53.31 | London, United Kingdom | 4 September 2012 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 58.03 | Sid Ali Bouzourine | Algeria |
America | 57.09 | Juan Moreno Marquez | Colombia |
Asia | 55.99 | Che Mian | China |
Europe | 53.18 | Evgenii Shvetcov | Russia |
Oceania | 51.71WR | James Turner | Australia |
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:20: [2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | James Turner | Australia | 52.80 | GR | |
6 | Evgenii Shvetcov | RPC | 53.60 | SB | |
4 | William Stedman | New Zealand | 54.75 | ||
4 | 2 | Alexis Sebastian Chavez | Argentina | 55.14 | AR |
5 | 5 | Krzysztof Ciuksza | Poland | 55.90 | SB |
6 | 7 | Sid Ali Bouzourine | Algeria | 57.91 | AR |
7 | 8 | Takeru Matsumoto | Japan | 59.15 |
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