Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54 explained

Event:	Men's 400 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	46.88
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	5 to 7 September
Competitors:	21
Nations:	13
Gold:	Zhang Lixin
Goldnpc:	CHN
Silver:	Kenny van Weeghel
Silvernpc:	NED
Bronze:	Liu Chengming
Bronzenpc:	CHN

The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 7 September.^[1]

Records

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

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 19:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			48.01	Q, =SB
2			48.87	Q
3			50.66	SB
4			51.17
5			53.63
6			DQ
7			DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			47.87	Q, SB
2			48.06	Q
3			48.28	q, PB
4			48.30	q
5			48.57
6			49.53
7			DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			48.72	Q, SB
2			48.87	Q
3			50.00
4			50.41
5			50.49
6			51.95
7			52.83

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			46.88	PB
			47.12	PB
			47.36	PB
4			47.68	PB
5			47.80
6			48.42
7			51.20
			DQ

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.