Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T36

Men's 400 metres T36
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Winning time52.80
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Turner  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evgenii Shvetcov  RPC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Stedman  New Zealand
2016
2024

The men's 400 metres T36 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 31 August 2021.

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

Records

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

World Record  James Turner (AUS) 51.71 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14 November 2019
Paralympic Record  Evgenii Shvetcov (RUS) 53.31 London, United Kingdom 4 September 2012
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 58.03 Sid Ali Bouzourine  Algeria
America 57.09 Juan Moreno Marquez  Colombia
Asia 55.99 Che Mian  China
Europe 53.18 Evgenii Shvetcov  Russia
Oceania 51.71 WR James Turner  Australia

Results

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The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:20:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 James Turner  Australia 52.80 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Evgenii Shvetcov  RPC 53.60 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 William Stedman  New Zealand 54.75
4 2 Alexis Sebastian Chavez  Argentina 55.14 AR
5 5 Krzysztof Ciuksza  Poland 55.90 SB
6 7 Sid Ali Bouzourine  Algeria 57.91 AR
7 8 Takeru Matsumoto  Japan 59.15

References

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