Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12
Appearance
Men's 400 metres T12 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 31 August–2 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 31 August and 2 September 2021.
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
World Record | ![]() |
47.79 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 9 November 2019 |
Paralympic Record | ![]() |
48.52 | London, United Kingdom | 6 September 2012 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 47.79 WR | Abdeslam Hili | ![]() |
America | 49.38 | Noah Malone | ![]() |
Asia | 48.57 | Sun Qichao | ![]() |
Europe | 48.62 | Gabriel Potra | ![]() |
Oceania | 53.60 | Jonathan Fitzpatrick | ![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Heat 1 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:17:[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Abdeslam Hili | ![]() |
48.78 | Q, SB |
2 | 5 | Yamil Acosta | ![]() |
50.95 | |
3 | 3 | Achraf Lahouel | ![]() |
51.37 | SB |
Heat 2 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:25:[3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Rouay Jebabli | ![]() |
48.69 | Q, PB |
2 | 5 | Oğuz Akbulut | ![]() |
49.17 | SB |
Heat 3 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:33:[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Noah Malone | ![]() |
48.50 | Q, GR |
2 | 3 | Mahdi Afri | ![]() |
48.53 | q, SB |
3 | 7 | Fabrício Junior Barros | ![]() |
52.42 | SB |
Final
[edit]The final took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:42:[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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7 | Abdeslam Hili | ![]() |
47.59 | WR |
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3 | Noah Malone | ![]() |
47.93 | AR |
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5 | Rouay Jebabli | ![]() |
48.01 | PB |
4 | 1 | Mahdi Afri | ![]() |
48.93 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.