| Men's 400 metres T38 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30–31 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.
The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Mohamed Farhat Chida (TUN) |
49.33 | Christchurch, New Zealand | 29 January 2011 |
| Paralympic Record |  Dyan Buis (RSA) |
49.46 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 49.33 WR | Mohamed Farhat Chida | Tunisia
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| America | 51.10 | Dixon Hooker |  Colombia
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| Asia | 50.27 | Hu Jianwen |  China
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| Europe | 51.37 | Stephen Payton |  Great Britain
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| Oceania | 49.72 | Evan O'Hanlon |  Australia
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Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 12:11:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dyan Buis | South Africa |
51.29 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Shaun Burrows |  Great Britain |
53.72 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Mohamed Farhat Chida |  Tunisia |
54.67 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Dixon Hooker |  Colombia |
55.59 | q, SB |
| 7 | Edson Pinheiro |  Brazil |
DNS |
Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 12:19:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jose Rodolfo Chessani |  Mexico |
50.84 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 3 | Zachary Gingras |  Canada |
51.81 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 6 | Ali Al-Rikabi |  Iraq |
53.27 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Anton Feoktistov |  RPC |
53.57 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Carlos Alberto Castillo |  Nicaragua |
59.35 | SB |
| 6 | 5 | Carlos Velasquez |  Honduras |
1:03.06 | SB |
Final
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:31:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | Jose Rodolfo Chessani | Mexico |
49.99 | AR |
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9 | Mohamed Farhat Chida | Tunisia |
50.33 | SB |
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5 | Zachary Gingras | Canada |
50.85 | PB |
| 4 | 8 | Ali Al-Rikabi | Iraq |
50.90 | PB |
| 5 | 6 | Dyan Buis | South Africa |
51.39 | |
| 6 | 2 | Anton Feoktistov | RPC |
52.27 | |
| 7 | 4 | Shaun Burrows | Great Britain |
53.25 | |
| 8 | 3 | Dixon Hooker | Colombia |
54.04 | SB |
References
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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