Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T20

Men's 400 metres T20
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 30 August 2021 (heats)
  • 31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time47.63
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles-Antoine Kouakou  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar  Venezuela
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Columba Blango  Great Britain
2016
2024

The men's 400 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

Records

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

World Record  Daniel Martins (BRA) 46.86 São Paulo, Brazil 27 April 2019
Paralympic Record  Daniel Martins (BRA) 47.22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 48.55 Gracelino Barbosa  Cape Verde
America 46.86 WR Daniel Martins  Brazil
Asia 49.32 Nasharuddin Mohd  Malaysia
Europe 47.90 Columba Blango  Great Britain
Oceania 50.71 Alberto Campbell-Staines  Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:49:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez  Spain 48.57 Q, PB
2 4 Charles-Antoine Kouakou  France 48.85 Q
3 3 Anderson Alexander Colorado Mina  Ecuador 48.89 Q, SB
4 7 Ndiaga Dieng  Italy 48.91 q, PB
5 5 Daniel Martins  Brazil 50.10 SB
6 8 Edixon Eduardo Pirela Yepez  Venezuela 50.59
7 6 Alberto Campbell-Staines  Jamaica 51.55

Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:56:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar  Venezuela 48.72 Q
2 3 Columba Blango  Great Britain 48.78 Q
3 7 Damián Carcelén  Ecuador 49.35 Q, SB
4 6 Sandro Patrício Correia  Portugal 49.86 q
5 8 Jhan Carlos Wisdom Lungrin  Panama 50.21 SB
6 4 Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira  Brazil 51.12

Final

The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:11:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Charles-Antoine Kouakou  France 47.63 AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Luis Felipe Rodríguez Bolívar  Venezuela 47.71 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Columba Blango  Great Britain 47.81 PB
4 5 Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez  Spain 48.05 PB
5 2 Ndiaga Dieng  Italy 48.42 PB
6 9 Anderson Alexander Colorado Mina  Ecuador 48.58 SB
7 3 Sandro Patrício Correia  Portugal 48.79 PB
8 8 Damián Carcelén  Ecuador 49.02 SB

References

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.