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

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]

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 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
  Zhang Lixin   China 46.88 PB
  Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands 47.12 PB
  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.