Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52

The Men's 400 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.

Men's 400 metres T52 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	3 September
Competitors	11 from 6 nations
Winning time	58.54
Medalists
Raymond Martin  United States Tomoya Ito  Japan Thomas Geierspichler  Austria

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record

Tomoya Ito (JPN)

57.25

12 September 2008

Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 10:27. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Tomoya Ito	Japan	1:00.80	Q, SB
2	Hirokazu Ueyonabaru	Japan	1:03.64	Q, SB
3	Beat Boesch	Switzerland	1:04.83	Q
4	Josh Roberts	United States	1:04.95	q
5	Peth Rungsri	Thailand	1:06.74	q, SB
6	Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez	Mexico	DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Raymond Martin	United States	1:00.33	Q
2	Thomas Geierspichler	Austria	1:05.72	Q
3	Paul Nitz	United States	1:11.12	Q
4	Salvador Hernandez Mondragon	Mexico	DQ
5	Toshihiro Takada	Japan	DQ

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:48.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Raymond Martin	United States	58.54
	Tomoya Ito	Japan	1:00.40	SB
	Thomas Geierspichler	Austria	1:04.64	SB
4	Josh Roberts	United States	1:05.76
5	Peth Rungsri	Thailand	1:06.46	SB
6	Beat Boesch	Switzerland	1:07.72
7	Paul Nitz	United States	1:15.15
8	Hirokazu Ueyonabaru	Japan	DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.