Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54


The men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 1 September 2024.

Men's 400 metres T54
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates1 September 2024
Competitors15
Winning time44.55 PR, PB
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dai Yunqiang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Athiwat Paeng-nuea  Thailand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Romanchuk  United States
2020
400 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men · T11 · T12 · T13 · T20 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T62
Women · T11 · T12 · T13 · T20 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T53 · T54 ·

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

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

World Record   Yassine Gharbi (TUN) 43.46   Sharjah 19 March 2018
Paralympic Record   Athiwat Paeng-nuea (THA) 44.87   Tokyo 29 August 2021
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Results

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Round 1

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First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 45.18 Q, AR
2 8 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea   Thailand 45.68 Q
3 2 Yassine Gharbi   Tunisia 46.23 Q
4 3 Zhang Ying   China 47.41
5 4 Putharet Khongrak   Thailand 47.46
6 9 Daniel Sidbury   Great Britain 48.05
7 6 Luke Bailey   Australia 48.11 PB
5 Sibhatu Weldemariam   Eritrea DQ R18.2(c)
Source:[2]

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Nathan Maguire   Great Britain 45.47 Q, PB
2 6 Dai Yunqiang   China 45.52 Q, PB
3 3 Hu Yang   China 46.34 Q
4 2 Phiphatphong Sianglam   Thailand 47.21 q
5 4 Juan Pablo Cervantes García   Mexico 47.30 q, SB
6 5 Faisal Alrajehi   Kuwait 48.29
7 Mamudo Balde   Portugal DQ R18.2(c)
Source:[3]

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
  7 Dai Yunqiang   China 44.55 PR, PB
  8 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea   Thailand 44.67 SB
  6 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 45.11 AR
4 5 Nathan Maguire   Great Britain 45.78
5 4 Yassine Gharbi   Tunisia 45.99
6 9 Hu Yang   China 46.06
7 2 Phiphatphong Sianglam   Thailand 46.59
8 3 Juan Pablo Cervantes García   Mexico 48.45
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 400m – T54 – Round 1 – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's 400m – T54 – Round 1 – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's 400m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.