Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T11

Men's 400 metres T11
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 28 August 2021 (heats)
  • 29 August 2021 (final)
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time50.42
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gerard Descarrega  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ananias Shikongo  Namibia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gautier Makunda  France
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The men's 400 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 28 and 29 August 2021.

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

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

World Record  Daniel Silva (BRA) 49.82 Guadalajara, Mexico 18 November 2011
Paralympic Record  José Sayovo (ANG) 50.03 Athens, Greece 25 September 2004
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 50.03 José Sayovo  Angola
America 49.82 WR Daniel Silva  Brazil
Asia 51.56 Di Dongdong  China
Europe 50.22 Gerard Descarrega  Spain
Oceania vacant

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:54:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Gerard Descarrega  Spain 50.61 Q, SB
2 5 Gautier Makunda  France 51.99 q
3 Enderson German Santos Gonzalez  Venezuela DNS

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:50:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Ananias Shikongo  Namibia 51.22 Q, SB
2 3 Eduardo Manuel Uceda Novas  Spain 52.01 PB
5 Daniel Silva  Brazil DQ WPA 7.9.3

Heat 3 took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:50:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Guillaume Junior Atangana  Cameroon 52.40 Q, PB
2 5 Felipe Gomes  Brazil 53.58 SB
3 7 Patrekur Axelsson  Iceland 56.73 PB
1 Timothée Adolphe  France DQ WPA 7.9.3

Final

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:35:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Gerard Descarrega  Spain 50.42 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Ananias Shikongo  Namibia 51.14 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Gautier Makunda  France 51.74 PB
4 7 Guillaume Junior Atangana  Cameroon 52.17 PB

References

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.