Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12

The Men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 6 September.[1]

Men's 400 metres T12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 6 September
Competitors15 from 14 nations
Winning time48.52
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mahmoud Khaldi  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hilton Langenhoven  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda  Mexico
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

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

World record   Gabriel Potra (POR) 48.62 25 July 2002 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Paralympic record   Adekundo Adesoji (NGR) 48.93 25 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record   Mahmoud Khaldi (TUN) 48.52 6 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 2 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hilton Langenhoven   South Africa 49.86 Q
2 Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
  Brazil 50.80 q, SB
3 Rodolfo Alves   Portugal 54.00

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda   Mexico 50.83 Q, PB
2 Rza Osmanov   Azerbaijan 51.46 q, SB
3 Martin Amutenya Aloisius   Namibia 57.73 SB
4 Semih Deniz   Turkey DQ

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mahmoud Khaldi   Tunisia 50.58 Q, SB
2 Hyacinthe Deleplace   France 51.09 q, PB
3 Matthias Schroeder
Guide: Tobias Schneider
  Germany 52.04
4 Henry Nzungi Mwendo   Kenya 52.67 SB

Heat 4

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sun Qichao   China 50.91 Q
2 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
  Spain 50.91 q, PB
3 Mehmet Nesim Oner   Turkey 52.53 PB
4 Suphachai Songphinit   Thailand 53.03 SB

Semifinals

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Competed 4 September 2012 from 11:40. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hilton Langenhoven   South Africa 49.42 Q, =PB
2 Sun Qichao   China 50.96
3 Rza Osmanov   Azerbaijan 51.34 SB
Thierb Siqueira
Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin
  Brazil DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mahmoud Khaldi   Tunisia 49.02 Q, PB
2 Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda   Mexico 50.43 q, PB
3 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
  Spain 50.43 q, PB
4 Hyacinthe Deleplace   France 51.40

Final

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Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:00.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Mahmoud Khaldi   Tunisia 48.52 WR
  Hilton Langenhoven   South Africa 49.04 PB
  Jorge Benjamin Gonzalez Sauceda   Mexico 50.41 PB
4 Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall
Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz
  Spain 50.68

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.