Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T54

The Men's marathon T54 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 8 September at Les Invalides in Paris.

Men's marathon T54
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Start of the race at Georges Valbon park.
VenueLes Invalides, Paris, France
Dates
  • 8 September 2024
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time1:27:39
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jin Hua  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tomoki Suzuki  Japan
2020
2028
Marathon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men's · T12 · T54 · Women's · T12 · T54


Records

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T53/54 Records[1]

World Record   Marcel Hug (SUI) 1:17:47   Ōita 9 May 2024
Paralympic Record   Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 1:23:17   Beijing 17 September 2008

Classification

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The T53/54 classification is for wheelchair athletes with strong arm and torso movement, who have an impairment in their legs. Athletes have fast acceleration, can maintain top speed and maintain their pushing speed while steering.[2]

Results

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The event took place on 8 September 2024.

Rank Class Athlete Nation Time Notes
  T54 Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:27:39
  T54 Jin Hua   China 1:31:19 SB
  T54 Tomoki Suzuki   Japan 1:31:23
4 T54 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 1:32:23
5 T54 David Weir   Great Britain 1:32:27
6 T54 Luo Xiangchuan   China 1:36:20 SB
7 T54 Aaron Pike   United States 1:36:23
8 T54 Ryota Yoshida   Japan 1:37:15
9 T54 Jetze Plat   Netherlands 1:39:47 SB
10 T54 Francisco Sanclemente   Colombia 1:46:27
11 T53 Brian Siemann   United States 1:51:56
12 T53 Yoo Byunghoon   South Korea 1:52:05 SB
T54 Ma Zhuo   China DNF
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Classification Explained". 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's marathon – T54 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.