Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T46 explained

Event:Men's 400 metres T46
Games:2012 Summer
Win Value:48.45
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:4 September
Competitors:13
Nations:11
Gold:Gunther Matzinger
Goldnpc:AUT
Silver:Yohansson Nascimento
Silvernpc:BRA
Bronze:Pradeep Sanjaya Uggl
Dena Pathirannehelag
Bronzenpc:SRI

The Men's 400 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.[1]

Records

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

World record (T45)49.5919 August 2007Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record (T45)?
World & Paralympic record (T46)47.6910 September 2008Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T45) 50.18 4 September 2012
World record (T45) 49.21 4 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:38. 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 T46 49.91 Q
2 T45 50.18 Q, PR
3 T46 50.30 Q, SB
4 T46 50.74 q, SB
5 T46 51.31 SB
6 T46 51.52
7 T46 55.08 SB

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T46 49.75 Q, RR
2 T46 49.82 Q, PB
3 T46 50.17 Q, PB
4 T46 50.40 q
5 T46 52.24
6 T46 54.37 SB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:54.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T46 48.45 RR
2 T45 49.21 WR
3 T46 49.28 RR
4 T46 49.59 SB
5 T46 49.59 RR
6 T46 50.74
7 T46 1:01.80
8 T46 DQ
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. 16 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.