Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53
| Men's 400 metres T53 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10–11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 10 and 11 September.[1] It featured 19 athletes.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| Worldrecord |  Hong Sukman (KOR) | 47.36 | 26 June 2010 | Arbon, Switzerland |
| Paralympic record | Hong Sukman (KOR) | 47.67 | 11 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 | Brent Lakatos |  Canada | 50.47 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | Brian Siemann |  Netherlands | 51.30 | Q | |
| 3 | Yu Shiran |  China | 51.51 | SB | |
| 4 | Jung Dong Ho |  South Korea | 52.30 | ||
| 5 | Richard Colman |  Australia | 52.59 | ||
| 6 | Hamad Aladwani |  Kuwait | 52.97 | ||
| - | Pichet Krungget |  Thailand | DNS |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 48.38 | Q PB | |
| 2 | Li Huzhao | China | 49.48 | Q | |
| 3 | Joshua George |  United States | 50.11 | q | |
| 4 | Jean-Philippe Maranda | Canada | 52.24 | ||
| 5 | Nicolas Brignone |  France | 53.01 | ||
| 6 | Mickey Bushell |  Great Britain | 54.02 |
Heat 3
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 49.06 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | Zhao Yufei | China | 49.99 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain | 51.14 | q | |
| 4 | Hitoshi Matsunaga |  Japan | 52.71 | ||
| 5 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva |  Brazil | DSQ | ||
| 6 | Yoo Byung Hoon | South Korea | DSQ |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand | 47.91 | ||
 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 48.53 | ||
 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 49.00 | ||
| 4 | Li Huzhao | China | 50.11 | ||
| 5 | Brian Siemann | Netherlands | 50.20 | ||
| 6 | Zhao Yufei | China | 50.42 | ||
| 7 | Joshua George | United States | 50.80 | ||
| 8 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain | 51.53 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.