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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44

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Men's 400 metres T44
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Left-right: Leeper, Pistorius, Prince
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates7 to 8 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time46.68
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oscar Pistorius  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Blake Leeper  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Prince  United States
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Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.[1]

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows:

T43 World record  Oscar Pistorius (RSA) 45.39 28 August 2011 Daegu, South Korea
Paralympic record 47.49 16 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record  Oscar Pistorius (RSA) 46.68 8 September 2012
T44 World & Paralympic record  Jim Bob Bizzell (USA) 50.98 16 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record  David Prince (USA) 50.61 8 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 7 September 2012 from 21:45. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Blake Leeper  United States T43 50.63 Q, RR
2 Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira  Brazil T43 53.02 Q, PB
3 Liu Zhiming  China T44 54.82 Q, RR
4 Riccardo Scendoni  Italy T44 55.88 PB
5 Jack Swift  Australia T44 55.94
6 Josue Benitez Sandoval  Mexico T44 59.79

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Oscar Pistorius  South Africa T43 48.31 Q, SB
2 David Behre  Germany T43 51.37 Q, RR
3 David Prince  United States T44 52.29 Q, SB
4 Jarryd Wallace  United States T44 53.51 q, PB
5 Ivan Prokopyev  Russia T43 53.86 q, PB
6 Keita Sato  Japan T44 DQ

Final

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Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oscar Pistorius  South Africa T43 46.68 PR(T43)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Blake Leeper  United States T43 50.14 RR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Prince  United States T44 50.61 WR(T44)
4 Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira  Brazil T43 51.59 PB
5 David Behre  Germany T43 51.65
6 Jarryd Wallace  United States T44 53.90
7 Ivan Prokopyev  Russia T43 54.74
8 Liu Zhiming  China T44 55.91

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44.
  1. ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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