Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53
| Men's 400 metres T53 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10–11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 10 and 11 September.[1] It featured 19 athletes.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| Worldrecord |  (KOR)
|
47.36 | 26 June 2010 | Arbon, Switzerland |
| Paralympic record | (KOR)
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47.67 | 11 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Lakatos |  Canada |
50.47 | Q, PB | |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
51.30 | Q | ||
| 3 | Yu Shiran |  China |
51.51 | SB | |
| 4 |  South Korea |
52.30 | |||
| 5 | Richard Colman |  Australia |
52.59 | ||
| 6 | Hamad Aladwani |  Kuwait |
52.97 | ||
| - | Pichet Krungget |  Thailand |
DNS |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
48.38 | Q PB | |
| 2 | Li Huzhao | China |
49.48 | Q | |
| 3 | Joshua George |  United States |
50.11 | q | |
| 4 | Canada |
52.24 | |||
| 5 | Nicolas Brignone |  France |
53.01 | ||
| 6 | Mickey Bushell |  Great Britain |
54.02 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Fairbank | France |
49.06 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | Zhao Yufei | China |
49.99 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain |
51.14 | q | |
| 4 |  Japan |
52.71 | |||
| 5 |  Brazil |
DSQ | |||
| 6 | South Korea |
DSQ |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pongsakorn Paeyo | Thailand |
47.91 | ||
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Brent Lakatos | Canada |
48.53 | ||
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Pierre Fairbank | France |
49.00 | ||
| 4 | Li Huzhao | China |
50.11 | ||
| 5 | Netherlands |
50.20 | |||
| 6 | Zhao Yufei | China |
50.42 | ||
| 7 | Joshua George | United States |
50.80 | ||
| 8 | Moatez Jomni | Great Britain |
51.53 |
References[]
- ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- 2016 in men's athletics