The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 11 and 12 September.[1] It featured 20 athletes.
| Men's 400 metres T54 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–12 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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
editPrior 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
editHeats
editQualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (1) qualify for the final.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Liu Yang |  China |
46.42 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 7 | Kenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands |
46.60 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Yassine Gharbi |  Tunisia |
46.70 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Saichon Konjen |  Thailand |
47.01 | q, SB |
| 5 | 8 | Curtis Thom |  Canada |
47.93 | |
| 6 | 5 | Alex Adelaide |  France |
49.91 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Liu Chengming | China |
46.87 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Richard Chiassaro |  Great Britain |
46.98 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Yoshifumi Nagao |  Japan |
48.85 | q |
| 4 | 6 | Daniel Romanchuk |  United States |
49.15 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sam Carter |  Australia |
49.24 | SB |
| 6 | 2 | Alexandre Dupont | Canada |
49.28 | |
| 7 | 3 | Eduardo Dutra |  Uruguay |
57.08 | PB |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | David Weir | Great Britain |
46.65 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Cui Yangfeng | China |
47.61 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Jake Lappin | Australia |
48.88 | |
| 4 | 7 | Marc Schuh |  Germany |
48.89 | |
| 5 | 6 | Erik Hightower | United States |
49.19 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ekkachai Janthon | Thailand |
51.15 | |
| 7 | 3 | Rashed Aldhaheri |  United Arab Emirates |
51.36 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Kenny van Weeghel | Netherlands |
46.65 | |
 |
6 | Liu Yang | China |
46.79 | |
 |
2 | Yassine Gharbi | Tunisia |
47.07 | |
| 4 | 7 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain |
47.17 | |
| 5 | 4 | David Weir | Great Britain |
47.30 | |
| 6 | 8 | Cui Yanfeng | China |
47.63 | |
| 7 | 1 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand |
47.66 | |
| 8 | 3 | Liu Chengming | China |
47.69 |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.