Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44

The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.

Men's 400 metres T44 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Left-right: Leeper, Pistorius, Prince
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	7 to 8 September
Competitors	12 from 10 nations
Winning time	46.68
Medalists
Oscar Pistorius  South Africa Blake Leeper  United States David Prince  United States

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/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 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	Oscar Pistorius (RSA)	45.39	28 August 2011	Daegu, South Korea
	Paralympic record		47.49	16 September 2008	Beijing, China
	Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	Paralympic record	Oscar Pistorius (RSA)	46.68	8 September 2012
T44	World & Paralympic record	Jim Bob Bizzell (USA)	50.98	16 September 2008	Beijing, China
	Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	World record	David Prince (USA)	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
1	Blake Leeper	United States	T43	50.63	Q, RR
2	Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira	Brazil	T43	53.02	Q, PB
3	Liu Zhiming	China	T44	54.82	Q, RR
4	Riccardo Scendoni	Italy	T44	55.88	PB
5	Jack Swift	Australia	T44	55.94
6	Josue Benitez Sandoval	Mexico	T44	59.79

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Oscar Pistorius	South Africa	T43	48.31	Q, SB
2	David Behre	Germany	T43	51.37	Q, RR
3	David Prince	United States	T44	52.29	Q, SB
4	Jarryd Wallace	United States	T44	53.51	q, PB
5	Ivan Prokopyev	Russia	T43	53.86	q, PB
6	Keita Sato	Japan	T44	DQ

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
	Oscar Pistorius	South Africa	T43	46.68	PR(T43)
	Blake Leeper	United States	T43	50.14	RR
	David Prince	United States	T44	50.61	WR(T44)
4	Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira	Brazil	T43	51.59	PB
5	David Behre	Germany	T43	51.65
6	Jarryd Wallace	United States	T44	53.90
7	Ivan Prokopyev	Russia	T43	54.74
8	Liu Zhiming	China	T44	55.91

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