Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54
Appearance
Men's 400 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 45.72 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
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 records were as follows:[1]
World Record | Yassine Gharbi (TUN) | 43.46 | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 19 March 2018 |
Paralympic Record | Zhang Lixin (CHN) | 45.07 | Beijing, China | 10 September 2008 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 43.46 WR | Yassine Gharbi | Tunisia |
America | 45.58 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States |
Asia | 44.84 | Zhang Yong | China |
Europe | 44.39 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain |
Oceania | 46.84 | Jake Lappin | Australia |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:43:[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States | 45.31 | Q, AR |
2 | 3 | Dai Yunqiang | China | 46.13 | Q, PB |
3 | 8 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 46.49 | q, PB |
4 | 5 | Nathan Maguire | Great Britain | 46.72 | q |
5 | 4 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland | 46.91 | |
6 | 7 | Sam Carter | Australia | 47.06 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:51:[3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Putharet Khongrak | Thailand | 47.42 | Q |
2 | 7 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain | 47.88 | Q, SB |
3 | 8 | Julien Casoli | France | 47.99 | SB |
4 | 4 | Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia | Mexico | 48.31 | |
5 | 5 | Liu Yang | China | 48.96 | SB |
3 | Jaenal Aripin | Indonesia | DQ | WPA 17.8 |
Heat 3 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:59:[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea | Thailand | 44.87 | Q, GR |
2 | 6 | Zhang Yong | China | 46.30 | Q, SB |
3 | 3 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands | 46.81 | SB |
5 | 5 | Malang Tamba | The Gambia | 1:05.71 | PB |
4 | Alexey Bychenok | RPC | DQ | WPA 17.8 | |
8 | Daniel Sidbury | Great Britain | DQ | WPA 18.5a |
Final
[edit]The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:21:[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States | 45.72 | ||
4 | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea | Thailand | 45.73 | ||
6 | Dai Yunqiang | China | 46.20 | ||
4 | 2 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 46.42 | PB |
5 | 9 | Zhang Yong | China | 47.17 | |
6 | 3 | Nathan Maguire | Great Britain | 47.17 | |
7 | 8 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain | 47.37 | SB |
8 | 7 | Putharet Khongrak | Thailand | 47.56 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.