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

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

Men's 400 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	5 to 7 September
Competitors	21 from 13 nations
Winning time	46.88
Medalists
Zhang Lixin  China Kenny van Weeghel  Netherlands Liu Chengming  China

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

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

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

World & Paralympic record

Zhang Lixin (CHN)

45.07

10 September 2008

Beijing, China

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	Liu Chengming	China	48.01	Q, =SB
2	Marc Schuh	Germany	48.87	Q
3	Supachai Koysub	Thailand	50.66	SB
4	Alexandre Dupont	Canada	51.17
5	Ryan Chalmers	United States	53.63
6	Ahmed Aouadi	Tunisia	DQ
7	Jake Lappin	Australia	DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Saichon Konjen	Thailand	47.87	Q, SB
2	Kenny van Weeghel	Netherlands	48.06	Q
3	Cui Yanfeng	China	48.28	q, PB
4	Leo Pekka Tahti	Finland	48.30	q
5	Curtis Thom	Canada	48.57
6	Jordan Bird	United States	49.53
7	Fernando Sanchez Nava	Mexico	DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Zhang Lixin	China	48.72	Q, SB
2	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	48.87	Q
3	Mohammad Vahdani	United Arab Emirates	50.00
4	Juan Valladares	Venezuela	50.41
5	Richard Nicholson	Australia	50.49
6	Colin Mathieson	Canada	51.95
7	Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia	Mexico	52.83

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Zhang Lixin	China	46.88	PB
	Kenny van Weeghel	Netherlands	47.12	PB
	Liu Chengming	China	47.36	PB
4	Leo Pekka Tahti	Finland	47.68	PB
5	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	47.80
6	Marc Schuh	Germany	48.42
7	Cui Yanfeng	China	51.20
	Saichon Konjen	Thailand	DQ

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