The Men's 400 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World & Paralympic record57.2512 September 2008Beijing, China
Results
Round 1 Competed 3 September 2012 from 10:27. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Tomoya Ito 1:00.80 Q, SB2 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru 1:03.64 Q, SB3 Beat Boesch 1:04.83 Q4 Josh Roberts 1:04.95 q5 Peth Rungsri 1:06.74 q, SB6 Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez DQ
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Raymond Martin 1:00.33 Q2 Thomas Geierspichler 1:05.72 Q3 Paul Nitz 1:11.12 Q4 Salvador Hernandez Mondragon DQ 5 Toshihiro Takada DQ
Final Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:48. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Raymond Martin 58.54 Tomoya Ito 1:00.40 SB Thomas Geierspichler 1:04.64 SB4 Josh Roberts 1:05.76 5 Peth Rungsri 1:06.46 SB6 Beat Boesch 1:07.72 7 Paul Nitz 1:15.15 8 Hirokazu Ueyonabaru DQ Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.
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