Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54 explained

Event:Men's 400 metres T54
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Rio Olympic Stadium
Dates:11–12 September
Competitors:20
Gold:Kenny van Weeghel
Goldnpc:NED
Silver:Liu Yang
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Yassine Gharbi
Bronzenpc:TUN

The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 11 and 12 September.[1] It featured 20 athletes.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 4 align=left align=left 46.42 ,
2 7 align=left align=left 46.60
3 6 align=left align=left 46.70
4 3 align=left align=left 47.01 ,
5 8 align=left align=left 47.93
6 5 align=left align=left 49.91

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 7 align=left align=left 46.87
2 4 align=left align=left 46.98
3 5 align=left align=left 48.85
4 6 align=left align=left 49.15
5 8 align=left align=left 49.24
6 2 align=left align=left 49.28
7 3 align=left align=left 57.08

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 8 align=left align=left 46.65
2 5 align=left align=left 47.61 ,
3 4 align=left align=left 48.88
4 7 align=left align=left 48.89
5 6 align=left align=left 49.19
6 2 align=left align=left 51.15
7 3 align=left align=left 51.36

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
5 align=left align=left 46.65
6 align=left align=left 46.79
2 align=left align=left 47.07
4 7 align=left align=left 47.17
5 4 align=left align=left 47.30
6 8 align=left align=left 47.63
7 1 align=left align=left 47.66
8 3 align=left align=left 47.69

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics – Schedule & Results . Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games . 7 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003094320/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-standings-at-mens-400m-t54 . 3 October 2016 .