Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres

The Men's 400m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 12 events were contested over this distance.

Athletics – Men's 400 metres
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August – 4 September 2021
No. of events12
Competitors135 from 55[1] nations
2016
2024

Schedule

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R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[2] Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
T11 400m R ½ F
T12 400m R ½ F
T13 400m R F
T20 400m R F
T36 400m R F
T37 400m R F
T38 400m R F
T47 400m R F
T52 400m R F
T53 400m R F
T54 400m R F
T62 400m R F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 400 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T11
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  Spain
Gerard Descarrega
Guide: Guillermo Rojo Gil
50.42   Namibia
Ananias Shikongo
Guide: Sem Shimanda
51.14   France
Gautier Makunda
Guide: Lucas Mathonat
51.74
T12
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Abdeslam Hili
  Morocco
47.59 WR Noah Malone
  United States
47.93 AR Rouay Jebabli
  Tunisia
48.93
T13
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Skander Djamil Athmani
  Algeria
46.70 WR Mohamed Amguoun
  Morocco
47.70 Johannes Nambala
  Namibia
48.76
T20
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Charles-Antoine Kouakou
  France
47.63 AR Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar
  Venezuela
47.71 Columba Blango
  Great Britain
47.81
T36
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James Turner
  Australia
52.80 GR Evgenii Shvetcov
  RPC
53.60 William Stedman
  New Zealand
54.75
T37
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Andrey Vdovin
  RPC
49.34 WR Nick Mayhugh
  United States
50.26 AR Chermen Kobesov
  RPC
50.44
T38
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Jose Rodolfo Chessani
  Mexico
49.99 AR Mohamed Farhat Chida
  Tunisia
50.33 Zachary Gingras
  Canada
50.85
T47
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Ayoub Sadni
  Morocco
47.38 WR Thomaz Ruan de Moraes
  Brazil
47.87 =AR Petrúcio Ferreira
  Brazil
48.04
T52
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Tomoki Sato
  Japan
55.39 GR Raymond Martin
  United States
55.59 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru
  Japan
59.95
T53
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Pongsakorn Paeyo
  Thailand
46.61 WR Brent Lakatos
  Canada
46.75 AR Vitalii Gritsenko
  RPC
49.41
T54
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Daniel Romanchuk
  United States
45.72 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea
  Thailand
45.73 Dai Yunqiang
  China
46.20
T62
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Johannes Floors
  Germany
45.85 Olivier Hendriks
  Netherlands
47.95 Hunter Woodhall
  United States
48.61

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 400 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:35:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Gerard Descarrega   Spain 50.42 SB
  3 Ananias Shikongo   Namibia 51.14 SB
  1 Gautier Makunda   France 51.74 PB
4 7 Guillaume Junior Atangana   Cameroon 52.17 PB

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.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:42:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Abdeslam Hili   Morocco 47.59 WR
  3 Noah Malone   United States 47.93 AR
  5 Rouay Jebabli   Tunisia 48.01 PB
4 1 Mahdi Afri   Morocco 48.93

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:54:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Skander Djamil Athmani   Algeria 46.70 WR
  7 Mohamed Amguoun   Morocco 47.70 SB
  4 Johannes Nambala   Namibia 48.76 SB
4 8 Buinder Bermúdez   Colombia 49.26 AR
5 9 Aleksandr Shirin   RPC 49.75 SB
6 3 Hakan Cira   Turkey 50.05
7 2 Edwin Masuge   Botswana 50.54
8 5 Egor Sharov   RPC 50.96

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:11:[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Charles-Antoine Kouakou   France 47.63 AR
  6 Luis Rodriguez Bolivar   Venezuela 47.71 PB
  4 Columba Blango   Great Britain 47.81 PB
4 5 Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez   Spain 48.05 PB
5 2 Ndiaga Dieng   Italy 48.42 PB
6 9 Anderson Alexander Colorado Mina   Ecuador 48.58 SB
7 3 Sandro Patrício Correia   Venezuela 48.79 PB
8 8 Damian Carcelen   Ecuador 49.02 SB

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:20:[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 James Turner   Australia 52.80 GR
  6 Evgenii Shvetcov   RPC 53.60 SB
  4 William Stedman   New Zealand 54.75
4 2 Alexis Sebastian Chavez   Argentina 55.14 AR
5 5 Krzysztof Ciuksza   Poland 55.90 SB
6 7 Sid Ali Bouzourine   Algeria 57.91 AR
7 8 Takeru Matsumoto   Japan 59.15

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021, at 10:40:[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Andrey Vdovin   RPC 49.34 WR
  3 Nick Mayhugh   United States 50.26 AR
  4 Chermen Kobesov   RPC 50.44 PB
4 6 Michał Kotkowski   Poland 50.60 PB
5 5 Charl du Toit   South Africa 51.14 SB
6 8 Yaroslav Okapinskyi   Ukraine 52.49 PB

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:31:[9]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Jose Rodolfo Chessani   Mexico 49.99 AR
  9 Mohamed Farhat Chida   Tunisia 50.33 SB
  5 Zachary Gingras   Canada 50.85 PB
4 8 Ali Al-Rikabi   Iraq 50.90 PB
5 6 Dyan Buis   South Africa 51.39
6 2 Anton Feoktistov   RPC 52.27
7 4 Shaun Burrows   Great Britain 53.25
8 3 Dixon Hooker   Colombia 54.04 SB

The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 21:01:[10]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Ayoub Sadni   Morocco 47.38 WR
  7 Thomaz Ruan de Moraes   Brazil 47.87 =AR
  5 Petrúcio Ferreira   Brazil 48.04 SB
4 4 Tanner Wright   United States 49.36 PB
5 9 Luis Andrés Vásquez Segura   Dominican Republic 49.61 PB
6 2 Thomas Normandeau   Canada 50.02
7 3 Lucas de Sousa   Brazil 50.11
8 Rayven Sample   United States DQ WPA 18.5a

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021, at 20:16:[11]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Tomoki Sato   Japan 55.39 PR
  4 Raymond Martin   United States 55.59 SB
  5 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru   Japan 59.95
4 6 Gianfranco Iannotta   United States 1:00.57 PB
5 8 Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez   Mexico 1:01.66
6 2 Thomas Geierspichler   Austria 1:02.68 SB
3 Jerrold Mangliwan   Philippines DQ WPA 18.5a
9 Isaiah Rigo   United States DQ WPA 18.5a

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:01:[12]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Pongsakorn Paeyo   Thailand 46.61 WR
  4 Brent Lakatos   Canada 46.75 AR
  2 Vitalii Gritsenko   RPC 49.41
4 3 Brian Siemann   United States 49.61 SB
5 6 Pichet Krungget   Thailand 49.96
6 8 Pierre Fairbank   France 50.00
7 7 Byunghoon Yoo   South Korea 50.02
8 9 Ariosvaldo Fernandes   Brazil 52.48

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.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:21:[13]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 45.72
  4 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea   Thailand 45.73
  6 Dai Yunqiang   China 46.20
4 2 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 46.42 PB
5 9 Zhang Yong   China 47.17
6 3 Nathan Maguire   Great Britain 47.17
7 8 Richard Chiassaro   Great Britain 47.37 SB
8 7 Putharet Khongrak   Thailand 47.56

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 19:33:[14]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Johannes Floors   Germany 45.85 SB
  4 Olivier Hendriks   Netherlands 47.95 PB
  7 Hunter Woodhall   United States 48.61 SB
4 9 Tebogo Mofokeng   South Africa 50.09 AR
5 3 Ioannis Sevdikalis   Greece 52.51 PB
6 5 Nick Rogers   United States 52.98 SB
7 8 Daniel du Plessis   South Africa 53.56
8 2 Stylianos Malakopoulos   Greece 56.75 PB

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics entries". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "T11 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "T12 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "T13 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "T20 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "T37 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ "T38 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  10. ^ "T47 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. ^ "T52 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  12. ^ "T53 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ "T62 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.