Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54
| Men's 400 metres T54 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–12 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 11 and 12 September.[1] It featured 20 athletes.
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World & Paralympic record |  Zhang Lixin (CHN)
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45.07 | 10 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Liu Yang |  China |
46.42 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 7 | Kenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands |
46.60 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Yassine Gharbi |  Tunisia |
46.70 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Saichon Konjen |  Thailand |
47.01 | q, SB |
| 5 | 8 | Curtis Thom |  Canada |
47.93 | |
| 6 | 5 | Alex Adelaide |  France |
49.91 |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Liu Chengming | China |
46.87 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Richard Chiassaro |  Great Britain |
46.98 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Yoshifumi Nagao |  Japan |
48.85 | q |
| 4 | 6 | Daniel Romanchuk |  United States |
49.15 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sam Carter |  Australia |
49.24 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Alexandre Dupont | Canada |
49.28 | |
| 7 | 3 | Eduardo Dutra |  Uruguay |
57.08 | PB |
Heat 3
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | David Weir | Great Britain |
46.65 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Cui Yangfeng | China |
47.61 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Jake Lappin | Australia |
48.88 | |
| 4 | 7 | Marc Schuh |  Germany |
48.89 | |
| 5 | 6 | Erik Hightower | United States |
49.19 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ekkachai Janthon | Thailand |
51.15 | |
| 7 | 3 | Rashed Aldhaheri |  United Arab Emirates |
51.36 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands |
46.65 | |
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6 | Liu Yang | China |
46.79 | |
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2 | Yassine Gharbi | Tunisia |
47.07 | |
| 4 | 7 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain |
47.17 | |
| 5 | 4 | David Weir | Great Britain |
47.30 | |
| 6 | 8 | Cui Yanfeng | China |
47.63 | |
| 7 | 1 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand |
47.66 | |
| 8 | 3 | Liu Chengming | China |
47.69 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.