Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T13

The Men's 400 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 2 September.[1]

Men's 400 metres T13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 2 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time48.59
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexey Labzin  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Zverev  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Amguoun  Morocco
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Records edit

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

World record   Adekunle Adesoji (NGR) 47.88 1 January 1999 Johannesburg, South Africa
Paralympic record   Luis Manuel Galano (CUB) 49.12 10 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record   Mohamed Amguoun (MAR) 49.04 31 August 2012
Paralympic record   Alexey Labzin (RUS) 48.59 2 September 2012

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hussein Kadhim   Iraq 50.36 Q, RR
2 Ioannis Protos   Greece 50.73 Q
3 Alexey Labzin   Russia 51.48 Q, PB
4 Zine Eddine Sekhri   Algeria 51.92 q
5 Andre Andrade   Brazil 54.90
6 Miguel Bartelemy Sablon   Cuba DQ

Heat 2 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mohamed Amguoun   Morocco 49.04 Q, PR
2 Alexander Zverev   Russia 49.80 Q
3 Djamil Nasser   Algeria 50.45 Q, PB
4 Markeith Price   United States 51.11 q, PB
5 Hugo Cavaco   Portugal 53.10
6 Islam Salimov   Kazakhstan 54.14 PB

Final edit

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:41.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Alexey Labzin   Russia 48.59 PR
  Alexander Zverev   Russia 48.83 PB
  Mohamed Amguoun   Morocco 49.45
4 Ioannis Protos   Greece 49.67 SB
5 Hussein Kadhim   Iraq 49.76 RR
6 Djamil Nasser   Algeria 49.88 PB
7 Zine Eddine Sekhri   Algeria 51.16 PB
8 Markeith Price   United States 51.98

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.