Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52
| Men's 400 metres T52 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres T52 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 27 August 2021.
The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Tomoki Sato (JPN) |
55.13 | Machida, Japan | 1 July 2018 |
| Paralympic Record |  Tomoya Ito (JPN) |
57.25 | Beijing, China | 12 September 2008 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1:01.93 | Abdellah Ez Zine |  Morocco
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| America | 55.19 | Raymond Martin |  United States
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| Asia | 55.13 WR | Tomoki Sato | Japan
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| Europe | 1:00.44 | Thomas Geierspichler |  Austria
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| Oceania | 1:05.21 | Lachlan Jones |  Australia
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Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 10:43:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Raymond Martin |  United States |
T52 | 57.70 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan |
T52 | 1:01.05 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez |
 Mexico |
T52 | 1:02.92 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jerrold Mangliwan |  Philippines |
T52 | 1:03.41 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Thomas Geierspichler |  Austria |
T52 | 1:04.22 | q |
Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 10:50:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Tomoki Sato | Japan |
T52 | 57.33 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Gianfranco Iannotta | United States |
T52 | 1:00.98 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Isaiah Rigo | United States |
T52 | 1:01.75 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Beat Bösch |  Switzerland |
T52 | 1:05.10 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sam McIntosh |  Australia |
T52 | 1:07.97 | SB |
| 5 | Edgar Navarro | Mexico |
T51 | DQ | WPA 17.8 |
Final
The final took place on 27 August 2021, at 20:16:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | Tomoki Sato | Japan |
T52 | 55.39 | PR |
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4 | Raymond Martin | United States |
T52 | 55.59 | SB |
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5 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan |
T52 | 59.95 | |
| 4 | 6 | Gianfranco Iannotta | United States |
T52 | 1:00.57 | PB |
| 5 | 8 | Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez |
Mexico |
T52 | 1:01.66 | |
| 6 | 2 | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria |
T52 | 1:02.68 | SB |
| 3 | Jerrold Mangliwan | Philippines |
T52 | DQ | WPA 18.5a | |
| 9 | Isaiah Rigo | United States |
T52 | DQ | WPA 18.5a |
References
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.