The men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
| Men's 400 metres T53 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Brent Lakatos (CAN) |
46.82 | Arbon, Switzerland | 1 June 2019 |
| Paralympic Record |  Hong Suk-man (KOR) |
47.67 | Beijing, China | 11 September 2008 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 51.57 | Walid Ktila |  Tunisia
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| America | 46.82 WR | Brent Lakatos | Canada
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| Asia | 47.36 | Hong Suk-man |  South Korea
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| Europe | 48.88 | Pierre Fairbank |  France
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| Oceania | 49.36 | Richard Colman |  Australia
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:25:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Pongsakorn Paeyo |  Thailand |
47.31 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Yoo Byung-hoon |  South Korea |
49.29 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes |  Brazil |
51.65 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | Josh George |  United States |
52.24 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Nicolas Brignone |  France |
52.28 | |
| 7 | Masaberee Arsae | Thailand |
DQ | WPA 18.5a | |
| 4 | Yang Shaoqiao |  China |
DQ | WPA 18.5a |
Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:34:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Brent Lakatos |  Canada |
48.00 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand |
48.70 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 5 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
48.70 | Q, AR |
| 4 | 2 | Vitalii Gritsenko |  RPC |
48.74 | q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | Brian Siemann | United States |
49.74 | q, SB |
| 6 | 4 | Tomoya Ito |  Japan |
57.16 | PB |
| 7 | 6 | Abdul Rahman Al-Qurashi |  Saudi Arabia |
1:06.26 |
Final edit
The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:01:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
46.61 | WR |
 |
4 | Brent Lakatos | Canada |
46.75 | AR |
 |
2 | Vitalii Gritsenko | RPC |
49.41 | |
| 4 | 3 | Brian Siemann | United States |
49.61 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Pichet Krungget | Thailand |
49.96 | |
| 6 | 8 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
50.00 | |
| 7 | 7 | Byunghoon Yoo | South Korea |
50.02 | |
| 8 | 9 | Ariosvaldo Fernandes | Brazil |
52.48 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.