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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T38

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Men's 400 metres T38
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 30 August 2021 (heats)
  • 31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Winning time49.99
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jose Rodolfo Chessani  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Farhat Chida  Tunisia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zachary Gingras  Canada
2016
2024

The men's 400 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

Records

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

World Record  Mohamed Farhat Chida (TUN) 49.33 Christchurch, New Zealand 29 January 2011
Paralympic Record  Dyan Buis (RSA) 49.46 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 49.33 WR Mohamed Farhat Chida  Tunisia
America 51.10 Dixon Hooker  Colombia
Asia 50.27 Hu Jianwen  China
Europe 51.37 Stephen Payton  Great Britain
Oceania 49.72 Evan O'Hanlon  Australia

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 12:11:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Dyan Buis  South Africa 51.29 Q, SB
2 4 Shaun Burrows  Great Britain 53.72 Q
3 5 Mohamed Farhat Chida  Tunisia 54.67 Q
4 6 Dixon Hooker  Colombia 55.59 q, SB
7 Edson Pinheiro  Brazil DNS

Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 12:19:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 Jose Rodolfo Chessani  Mexico 50.84 Q, AR
2 3 Zachary Gingras  Canada 51.81 Q, PB
3 6 Ali Al-Rikabi  Iraq 53.27 Q
4 7 Anton Feoktistov  RPC 53.57 q
5 4 Carlos Alberto Castillo  Nicaragua 59.35 SB
6 5 Carlos Velasquez  Honduras 1:03.06 SB

Final

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The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:31:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Jose Rodolfo Chessani  Mexico 49.99 AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 Mohamed Farhat Chida  Tunisia 50.33 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Zachary Gingras  Canada 50.85 PB
4 8 Ali Al-Rikabi  Iraq 50.90 PB
5 6 Dyan Buis  South Africa 51.39
6 2 Anton Feoktistov  RPC 52.27
7 4 Shaun Burrows  Great Britain 53.25
8 3 Dixon Hooker  Colombia 54.04 SB

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.