Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54

The men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.

Men's 400 metres T54
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Romanchuk  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Athiwat Paeng-Nuea  Thailand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dai Yunqiang  China
2016

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Yassine Gharbi (TUN) 43.46 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 19 March 2018
Paralympic Record   Zhang Lixin (CHN) 45.07 Beijing, China 10 September 2008
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 43.46 WR Yassine Gharbi   Tunisia
America 45.58 Daniel Romanchuk   United States
Asia 44.84 Zhang Yong   China
Europe 44.39 Richard Chiassaro   Great Britain
Oceania 46.84 Jake Lappin   Australia

Results edit

Heats edit

Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:43:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 45.31 Q, AR
2 3 Dai Yunqiang   China 46.13 Q, PB
3 8 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 46.49 q, PB
4 5 Nathan Maguire   Great Britain 46.72 q
5 4 Leo-Pekka Tähti   Finland 46.91
6 7 Sam Carter   Australia 47.06 SB

Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:51:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Putharet Khongrak   Thailand 47.42 Q
2 7 Richard Chiassaro   Great Britain 47.88 Q, SB
3 8 Julien Casoli   France 47.99 SB
4 4 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia   Mexico 48.31
5 5 Liu Yang   China 48.96 SB
3 Jaenal Aripin   Indonesia DQ WPA 17.8

Heat 3 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:59:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea   Thailand 44.87 Q, GR
2 6 Zhang Yong   China 46.30 Q, SB
3 3 Kenny van Weeghel   Netherlands 46.81 SB
5 5 Malang Tamba   The Gambia 1:05.71 PB
4 Alexey Bychenok   RPC DQ WPA 17.8
8 Daniel Sidbury   Great Britain DQ WPA 18.5a

Final edit

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:21:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 45.72
  4 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea   Thailand 45.73
  6 Dai Yunqiang   China 46.20
4 2 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 46.42 PB
5 9 Zhang Yong   China 47.17
6 3 Nathan Maguire   Great Britain 47.17
7 8 Richard Chiassaro   Great Britain 47.37 SB
8 7 Putharet Khongrak   Thailand 47.56

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.