Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54

Men's 400 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates5 to 7 September
Competitors21 from 13 nations
Winning time46.88
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Lixin  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liu Chengming  China
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 7 September.[1]

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

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

World & Paralympic record  Zhang Lixin (CHN) 45.07 10 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 5 September 2012 from 19:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Liu Chengming  China 48.01 Q, =SB
2 Marc Schuh  Germany 48.87 Q
3 Supachai Koysub  Thailand 50.66 SB
4 Alexandre Dupont  Canada 51.17
5 Ryan Chalmers  United States 53.63
6 Ahmed Aouadi  Tunisia DQ
7 Jake Lappin  Australia DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Saichon Konjen  Thailand 47.87 Q, SB
2 Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands 48.06 Q
3 Cui Yanfeng  China 48.28 q, PB
4 Leo Pekka Tahti  Finland 48.30 q
5 Curtis Thom  Canada 48.57
6 Jordan Bird  United States 49.53
7 Fernando Sanchez Nava  Mexico DQ

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Zhang Lixin  China 48.72 Q, SB
2 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 48.87 Q
3 Mohammad Vahdani  United Arab Emirates 50.00
4 Juan Valladares  Venezuela 50.41
5 Richard Nicholson  Australia 50.49
6 Colin Mathieson  Canada 51.95
7 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia  Mexico 52.83

Final

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Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Lixin  China 46.88 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands 47.12 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liu Chengming  China 47.36 PB
4 Leo Pekka Tahti  Finland 47.68 PB
5 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 47.80
6 Marc Schuh  Germany 48.42
7 Cui Yanfeng  China 51.20
Saichon Konjen  Thailand DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.