Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12

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Men's 400 metres T12
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates31 August–2 September 2021
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abdeslam Hili  Morocco
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noah Malone  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rouay Jebabli  Tunisia
2016

The men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 31 August and 2 September 2021.

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record  Abdeslam Hili (MAR) 47.79 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9 November 2019
Paralympic Record  Mahmoud Khaldi (TUN) 48.52 London, United Kingdom 6 September 2012
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 47.79 WR Abdeslam Hili  Morocco
America 49.38 Noah Malone  United States
Asia 48.57 Sun Qichao  China
Europe 48.62 Gabriel Potra  Portugal
Oceania 53.60  Australia

Results[]

Heats[]

Heat 1 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:17:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Abdeslam Hili  Morocco 48.78 Q, SB
2 5  Colombia 50.95
3 3  Tunisia 51.37 SB

Heat 2 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:25:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Rouay Jebabli  Tunisia 48.69 Q, PB
2 5 Oğuz Akbulut  Turkey 49.17 SB

Heat 3 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:33:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Noah Malone  United States 48.50 Q, GR
2 3 Mahdi Afri  Morocco 48.53 q, SB
3 7  Brazil 52.42 SB

Final[]

The final took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:42:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Abdeslam Hili  Morocco 47.59 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Noah Malone  United States 47.93 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Rouay Jebabli  Tunisia 48.01 PB
4 1 Mahdi Afri  Morocco 48.93

References[]

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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