Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52–54

Men's 400m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium.[1] Events were held in three disability classes.

Men's 400m T52
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates24–25 September 2004
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time1:00.92
Medalists
  Toshihiro Takada   Japan
  Andre Beaudoin   Canada
  Thomas Geierspichler   Austria

The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Toshihiro Takada, representing   Japan.[2]

1st Round

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Qualified for next round
Heat 1
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Dean Bergeron (CAN) 1:01.77 Q
2   Abdellah Ez Zine (MAR) 1:04.35 Q
3   Beat Bosch (SUI) 1:04.53 Q
4   Lachlan Jones (AUS) 1:05.21 q
5   Ian Rice (CAN) 1:06.79
  Santiago Velazquez (MEX) 1:27.30
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Andre Beaudoin (CAN) 1:01.61 Q
2   Toshihiro Takada (JPN) 1:02.03 Q
3   Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) 1:02.25 Q
4   Peth Rungsri (THA) 1:02.64 q
5   Salvador Hernandez (MEX) 1:03.61
  Paul Nitz (USA) 1:14.65

Final Round

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Toshihiro Takada (JPN) 1:58.68
    Andre Beaudoin (CAN) 1:58.69
    Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) 2:00.42
4   Abdellah Ez Zine (MAR) 2:02.06
5   Dean Bergeron (CAN) 2:02.99
6   Salvador Hernandez (MEX) 2:05.58
7   Peth Rungsri (THA) 2:10.75
8   Beat Bosch (SUI) 2:14.21
Men's 400m T53
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Competitors22 from 13 nations
Winning time50.04
Medalists
  Hamad Aladwani   Kuwait
  Hong Suk Man   South Korea
  Joshua George   United States

The T53 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Hamad Aladwani, representing   Kuwait.[3]

1st Round

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Qualified for next round
Heat 1
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Adam Bleakney (USA) 51.54 Q
2   Pichet Krungget (THA) 51.72 Q
3   Charles Tolle (FRA) 54.04
4   Susumu Kangawa (JPN) 54.04
5   Roger Puigbo (ESP) 54.25
6   Jason Lachance (CAN) 54.68
  Edison Kasumaj (SUI) 55.74
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Hamad Aladwani (KUW) 51.25 Q
2   Pierre Fairbank (FRA) 52.37 Q
3   Sopa Intasen (THA) 53.41
4   Jun Hiromichi (JPN) 53.77
5   Mikhail Terentiev (RUS) 54.60
6   Christopher Waddell (USA) 54.68
7   Barry Patriquin (CAN) 57.32
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Joshua George (USA) 51.25 Q
2   Hong Suk Man (KOR) 52.37 Q
3   Richard Colman (AUS) 53.41 Q
4   Jaime Ramirez Valencia (MEX) 53.77 q
5   Heinz Frei (SUI) 54.60
6   Sergey Shilov (RUS) 54.68
7   Eric Gauthier (CAN) 57.32
8   John Fulham (IRL) 55.12

Final Round

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Hamad Aladwani (KUW) 50.04
    Hong Suk Man (KOR) 50.05
    Joshua George (USA) 50.46
4   Pichet Krungget (THA) 51.03
5   Adam Bleakney (USA) 51.23
6   Richard Colman (AUS) 51.68
7   Pierre Fairbank (FRA) 51.96
8   Jaime Ramirez Valencia (MEX) 53.19
Men's 800m T54
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Winning time47.45
Medalists
  Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands
  Choke Yasuoka   Japan
  Jeff Adams   Canada

The T54 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Kenny van Weeghel, representing   Netherlands.[4]

1st Round

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Qualified for next round
Heat 1
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Rawat Tana (THA) 48.82 Q
2   Jeff Adams (CAN) 48.98 Q
3   David Weir (GBR) 49.26 q
4   Sebastian Cleem (GER) 49.37 q
5   Yoshifumi Nagao (JPN) 49.67
6   Gonzalo Valdovinos Gonzalez (MEX) 50.13
7   Ludovic Gapenne (FRA) 51.90
8   Li Jun (CHN) 51.91
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Choke Yasuoka (JPN) 47.65 Q
2   Ernst van Dyk (RSA) 48.39 Q
3   Robert Figl (GER) 48.57
4   Fernando Sanchez Nava (MEX) 48.83
5   Claude Issorat (FRA) 49.46
6   Ampai Sualuang (THA) 50.35
7   Vicente Arzo (ESP) 52.26
8   Mukhtar Kamysbayev (KAZ) 1:02.59
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Kenny van Weeghel (NED) 47.32 Q
2   Marcel Hug (SUI) 47.77 Q
3   Supachai Koysub (THA) 47.96
4   Zhang Lixin (CHN) 48.35
5   Freddy Sandoval (MEX) 49.01
6   Alhassane Balde (GER) 49.04
7   Richard Nicholson (AUS) 49.28
8   Nkegbe Botsyo (GHA) 52.61

Final Round

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Kenny van Weeghel (NED) 47.45
    Choke Yasuoka (JPN) 47.67
    Jeff Adams (CAN) 47.73
4   Rawat Tana (THA) 48.14
5   Ernst van Dyk (RSA) 48.26
6   Zhang Lixin (CHN) 48.72
7   Supachai Koysub (THA) 49.01
8   Marcel Hug (SUI) 49.30

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 400m T52". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's 400m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Men's 800m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.