Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T38

The Men's 400 metres T38 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place 3 September at the Stade de France in Paris.

Men's 400 metres T38 at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France, Paris, France
Dates	3 September 2024 (final)
Competitors	8 from 7 nations
Winning time	48.49 PR, =WR
Medalists
Jaydin Blackwell  United States Ryan Medrano  United States Juan Campas  Colombia

Records

T35
World Record	Dmitrii Safronov (RPC)	56.61	Nottwil	18 May 2014
Paralympic Record	J Rivero (ESP)	01:06.3	Atlanta	21 August 1996

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T38
World Record	Jaydin Blackwell (USA)	48.49	Paris	13 July 2023
Paralympic Record	Dyan Buis (RSA)	49.46	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016

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Classification

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

Results

Final

This event went straight to final. The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 11:05:

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Jaydin Blackwell	United States	48.49	PR, =WR
	5	Ryan Medrano	United States	49.74	PB
	4	Juan Campas	Colombia	49.92	PB
4	8	Ali Al-Rikabi	Iraq	50.34	PB
5	7	Zachary Gingras	Canada	50.63	SB
6	9	José Rodolfo Chessani	Mexico	51.41
7	3	Teófilo Freitas	East Timor	55.18	SB
8	2	Carlos Alberto Castillo	Nicaragua	59.28	SB
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