The men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 7 September.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World & Paralympic record45.0710 September 2008Beijing, 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 Notes1 Liu Chengming 48.01 Q, =SB2 Marc Schuh 48.87 Q3 Supachai Koysub 50.66 SB4 Alexandre Dupont 51.17 5 Ryan Chalmers 53.63 6 Ahmed Aouadi DQ 7 Jake Lappin DQ
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Saichon Konjen 47.87 Q, SB2 Kenny van Weeghel 48.06 Q3 Cui Yanfeng 48.28 q, PB4 Leo Pekka Tahti 48.30 q5 Curtis Thom 48.57 6 Jordan Bird 49.53 7 Fernando Sanchez Nava DQ
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Zhang Lixin 48.72 Q, SB2 Marcel Hug 48.87 Q3 Mohammad Vahdani 50.00 4 Juan Valladares 50.41 5 Richard Nicholson 50.49 6 Colin Mathieson 51.95 7 Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia 52.83
Final Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Zhang Lixin 46.88 PB Kenny van Weeghel 47.12 PB Liu Chengming 47.36 PB4 Leo Pekka Tahti 47.68 PB5 Marcel Hug 47.80 6 Marc Schuh 48.42 7 Cui Yanfeng 51.20 Saichon Konjen DQ Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.
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