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

Event:	Men's 400 metres T44
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	46.68
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	7 to 8 September
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Gold:	Oscar Pistorius
Goldnpc:	RSA
Silver:	Blake Leeper
Silvernpc:	USA
Bronze:	David Prince
Bronzenpc:	USA

The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.^[1]

Records

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

T43	World record		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		46.68	8 September 2012
T44	World & Paralympic record		50.98	16 September 2008	Beijing, China
	Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	World record		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			T43	50.63	Q, RR
2			T43	53.02	Q, PB
3			T44	54.82	Q, RR
4			T44	55.88	PB
5			T44	55.94
6			T44	59.79

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T43	48.31	Q, SB
2			T43	51.37	Q, RR
3			T44	52.29	Q, SB
4			T44	53.51	q, PB
5			T43	53.86	q, PB
6			T44	DQ

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T43	46.68	PR(T43)
			T43	50.14	RR
			T44	50.61	WR(T44)
4			T43	51.59	PB
5			T43	51.65
6			T44	53.90
7			T43	54.74
8			T44	55.91

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics – Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 15 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.