Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53 explained

Event:	Men's 400 metres T53
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	49.70
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	2 September
Competitors:	19
Nations:	13
Gold:	Li Huzhao
Goldnpc:	CHN
Silver:	Brent Lakatos
Silvernpc:	CAN
Bronze:	Richard Colman
Bronzenpc:	AUS

The Men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September.^[1]

Records

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

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:24. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			51.19	Q, SB
2			51.35	Q, PB
3			52.06	q
4			53.56
5			DQ
6			DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			51.44	Q
2			51.74	Q, PB
3			52.23
4			52.44	SB
5			52.74
6			52.80
7			DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			49.46	Q, PB
2			49.79	Q, SB
3			50.02	q, PB
4			52.58	PB
5			53.29
6			53.63	SB

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:11.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			49.70	SB
			50.17
			50.24
4			50.92	PB
5			51.14
6			51.30
7			51.45
8			52.04

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.

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.