The men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
| Men's 400 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 45.72 | ||||||||||||
| 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 records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Yassine Gharbi (TUN) |
43.46 | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 19 March 2018 |
| Paralympic Record |  Zhang Lixin (CHN) |
45.07 | Beijing, China | 10 September 2008 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 43.46 WR | Yassine Gharbi | Tunisia
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| America | 45.58 | Daniel Romanchuk |  United States
|
| Asia | 44.84 | Zhang Yong |  China
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| Europe | 44.39 | Richard Chiassaro |  Great Britain
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| Oceania | 46.84 | Jake Lappin |  Australia
|
Results
editHeats
editHeat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:43:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Daniel Romanchuk |  United States |
45.31 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 3 | Dai Yunqiang | China |
46.13 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Saichon Konjen |  Thailand |
46.49 | q, PB |
| 4 | 5 | Nathan Maguire |  Great Britain |
46.72 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Leo-Pekka Tähti |  Finland |
46.91 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sam Carter |  Australia |
47.06 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:51:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Putharet Khongrak | Thailand |
47.42 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Richard Chiassaro | Great Britain |
47.88 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Julien Casoli |  France |
47.99 | SB |
| 4 | 4 | Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia |  Mexico |
48.31 | |
| 5 | 5 | Liu Yang | China |
48.96 | SB |
| 3 | Jaenal Aripin |  Indonesia |
DQ | WPA 17.8 |
Heat 3 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:59:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea | Thailand |
44.87 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 6 | Zhang Yong | China |
46.30 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Kenny van Weeghel |  Netherlands |
46.81 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Malang Tamba |  The Gambia |
1:05.71 | PB |
| 4 | Alexey Bychenok |  RPC |
DQ | WPA 17.8 | |
| 8 | Daniel Sidbury | Great Britain |
DQ | WPA 18.5a |
Final
editThe final took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:21:[5]
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.