Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44
Event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men's 400 metres T44 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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![]() Left-right: Leeper, Pistorius, Prince | |||||||||||||
Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 7 to 8 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 46.68 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ![]() | |||||||||
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Classification | ||||||||||
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||||
T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||||
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||
F40: Les Autres | ||||||||||
T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||||
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||||
Men T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
Track | ||||||||||
100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
200 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
400 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
800 m | T46 | |||||||||
1500 m | T46 | |||||||||
4×100 m relay | T42-46 | |||||||||
Road | ||||||||||
Marathon | T46 | |||||||||
Field | ||||||||||
Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Triple jump | F46 | |||||||||
High jump | F42 | F46 | ||||||||
Shot put | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Discus throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
Javelin throw | F42 | F44 | ||||||||
Women T/F42–46 | ||||||||||
Track | ||||||||||
100 m | T42 | T44 | T46 | |||||||
200 m | T44 | T46 | ||||||||
400 m | T46 | |||||||||
Field | ||||||||||
Long jump | F42-44 | F46 | ||||||||
Shot put | F42-44 | |||||||||
Javelin throw | F46 |
The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.[1]
The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows:
T43 | World record | ![]() | 45.39 | 28 August 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
Paralympic record | 47.49 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China | ||
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||
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Paralympic record | ![]() | 46.68 | 8 September 2012 | ||
T44 | World & Paralympic record | ![]() | 50.98 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||
World record | ![]() | 50.61 | 8 September 2012 |
Results
Round 1
Competed 7 September 2012 from 21:45. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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1 | Blake Leeper | ![]() | T43 | 50.63 | Q, RR |
2 | Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira | ![]() | T43 | 53.02 | Q, PB |
3 | Liu Zhiming | ![]() | T44 | 54.82 | Q, RR |
4 | Riccardo Scendoni | ![]() | T44 | 55.88 | PB |
5 | Jack Swift | ![]() | T44 | 55.94 | |
6 | Josue Benitez Sandoval | ![]() | T44 | 59.79 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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1 | Oscar Pistorius | ![]() | T43 | 48.31 | Q, SB |
2 | David Behre | ![]() | T43 | 51.37 | Q, RR |
3 | David Prince | ![]() | T44 | 52.29 | Q, SB |
4 | Jarryd Wallace | ![]() | T44 | 53.51 | q, PB |
5 | Ivan Prokopyev | ![]() | T43 | 53.86 | q, PB |
6 | Keita Sato | ![]() | T44 | DQ |
Final
Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Oscar Pistorius | ![]() | T43 | 46.68 | PR(T43) |
![]() | Blake Leeper | ![]() | T43 | 50.14 | RR |
![]() | David Prince | ![]() | T44 | 50.61 | WR(T44) |
4 | Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira | ![]() | T43 | 51.59 | PB |
5 | David Behre | ![]() | T43 | 51.65 | |
6 | Jarryd Wallace | ![]() | T44 | 53.90 | |
7 | Ivan Prokopyev | ![]() | T43 | 54.74 | |
8 | Liu Zhiming | ![]() | T44 | 55.91 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.
References
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