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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53

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Men's 400 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 September
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning time49.70
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Huzhao  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Colman  Australia
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 T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.[1]

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record  Hong Suk-Man (KOR) 47.67 11 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:24. 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 Li Huzhao  China 51.19 Q, SB
2 Hamad N M E Aladwani  Kuwait 51.35 Q, PB
3 Yoo Byunghoon  South Korea 52.06 q
4 Eric Gauthier  Canada 53.56
5 Jaime Ramirez Valencia  Mexico DQ
6 Brian Siemann  United States DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Joshua George  United States 51.44 Q
2 Yu Shiran  China 51.74 Q, PB
3 Pierre Fairbank  France 52.23
4 Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva  Brazil 52.44 SB
5 Jun Hiromichi  Japan 52.74
6 Jesus Aguilar  Venezuela 52.80
7 Sopa Intasen  Thailand DQ

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Brent Lakatos  Canada 49.46 Q, PB
2 Richard Colman  Australia 49.79 Q, SB
3 Jung Dong Ho  South Korea 50.02 q, PB
4 Zach Abbott  United States 52.58 PB
5 Roger Puigbo Verdaguer  Spain 53.29
6 Pichet Krungget  Thailand 53.63 SB

Final

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Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:11.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Huzhao  China 49.70 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada 50.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Colman  Australia 50.24
4 Yu Shiran  China 50.92 PB
5 Joshua George  United States 51.14
6 Yoo Byunghoon  South Korea 51.30
7 Jung Dong Ho  South Korea 51.45
8 Hamad N M E Aladwani  Kuwait 52.04

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.