Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T20

The men's 400 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.

Men's 400 metres T20
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates30–31 August 2021
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles-Antoine Kouakou  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar  Venezuela
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Columba Blango  Great Britain
2016

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

Records edit

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

World Record   Daniel Martins (BRA) 46.86 São Paulo, Brazil 27 April 2019
Paralympic Record   Daniel Martins (BRA) 47.22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 48.55 Gracelino Barbosa   Cape Verde
America 46.86 WR Daniel Martins   Brazil
Asia 49.32 Nasharuddin Mohd   Malaysia
Europe 47.90 Columba Blango   Great Britain
Oceania 50.71 Alberto Campbell-Staines   Australia

Results edit

Heats edit

Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:49:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez   Spain 48.57 Q, PB
2 4 Charles-Antoine Kouakou   France 48.85 Q
3 3 Anderson Alexander Colorado Mina   Ecuador 48.89 Q, SB
4 7 Ndiaga Dieng   Italy 48.91 q, PB
5 5 Daniel Martins   Brazil 50.10 SB
6 8 Edixon Eduardo Pirela Yepez   Venezuela 50.59
7 6 Alberto Campbell-Staines   Jamaica 51.55

Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:56:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar   Venezuela 48.72 Q
2 3 Columba Blango   Great Britain 48.78 Q
3 7 Damián Carcelén   Ecuador 49.35 Q, SB
4 6 Sandro Patrício Correia   Portugal 49.86 q
5 8 Jhan Carlos Wisdom Lungrin   Panama 50.21 SB
6 4 Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira   Brazil 51.12

Final edit

The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:11:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Charles-Antoine Kouakou   France 47.63 AR
  6 Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar   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   Portugal 48.79 PB
8 8 Damián Carcelén   Ecuador 49.02 SB

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.