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

The Men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.[1]

Men's 400 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 September
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning time49.70
Medalists
Li Huzhao  China
Brent Lakatos  Canada
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 T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

Round 1

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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Li Huzhao China51.19Q, SB
2Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait51.35Q, PB
3Yoo Byunghoon South Korea52.06q
4Eric Gauthier Canada53.56
5Jaime Ramirez Valencia MexicoDQ
6Brian Siemann United StatesDQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Joshua George United States51.44Q
2Yu Shiran China51.74Q, PB
3Pierre Fairbank France52.23
4Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva Brazil52.44SB
5Jun Hiromichi Japan52.74
6Jesus Aguilar Venezuela52.80
7Sopa Intasen ThailandDQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Brent Lakatos Canada49.46Q, PB
2Richard Colman Australia49.79Q, SB
3Jung Dong Ho South Korea50.02q, PB
4Zach Abbott United States52.58PB
5Roger Puigbo Verdaguer Spain53.29
6Pichet Krungget Thailand53.63SB

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:11.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Li Huzhao China49.70SB
Brent Lakatos Canada50.17
Richard Colman Australia50.24
4Yu Shiran China50.92PB
5Joshua George United States51.14
6Yoo Byunghoon South Korea51.30
7Jung Dong Ho South Korea51.45
8Hamad N M E Aladwani Kuwait52.04

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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