Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T11

The men's 400 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 28 and 29 August 2021.

Men's 400 metres T11
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 28 August 2021 (heats)
  • 29 August 2021 (final)
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time50.42
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gerard Descarrega  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ananias Shikongo  Namibia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gautier Makunda  France
2016
2024

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.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Daniel Silva (BRA) 49.82 Guadalajara, Mexico 18 November 2011
Paralympic Record   José Sayovo (ANG) 50.03 Athens, Greece 25 September 2004
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 50.03 José Sayovo   Angola
America 49.82 WR Daniel Silva   Brazil
Asia 51.56 Di Dongdong   China
Europe 50.22 Gerard Descarrega   Spain
Oceania vacant

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:54:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Gerard Descarrega   Spain 50.61 Q, SB
2 5 Gautier Makunda   France 51.99 q
3 Enderson German Santos Gonzalez   Venezuela DNS

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:50:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Ananias Shikongo   Namibia 51.22 Q, SB
2 3 Eduardo Manuel Uceda Novas   Spain 52.01 PB
5 Daniel Silva   Brazil DQ WPA 7.9.3

Heat 3 took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:50:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Guillaume Junior Atangana   Cameroon 52.40 Q, PB
2 5 Felipe Gomes   Brazil 53.58 SB
3 7 Patrekur Axelsson   Iceland 56.73 PB
1 Timothée Adolphe   France DQ WPA 7.9.3

Final

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The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:35:[5]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.