Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12
| Men's 400 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 2 to 6 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 48.52 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Classification | ||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||
| F40: Les Autres | ||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||
| Men T/F11–13 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 200 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 400 m | T11 | T13 | ||||
| 800 m | T12 | T13 | ||||
| 1500 m | T11 | T13 | ||||
| 5000 m | T11 | T12 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | |||||
| Road | ||||||
| Marathon | T12 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F11 | F13 | ||||
| Triple jump | F11 | F12 | ||||
| Shot put | F11–12 | |||||
| Discus throw | F11 | |||||
| Javelin throw | F12–13 | |||||
| Women T/F11–13 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 200 m | T11 | T12 | ||||
| 400 m | T12 | T13 | ||||
| 1500 m | T12 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F13 | ||||
| Shot put | F11–12 | |||||
| Discus throw | F11–12 | |||||
| Javelin throw | F12–13 | |||||
The Men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 6 September.[1]
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record | .svg.png){kind=small} Gabriel Potra (POR)
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48.62 | 25 July 2002 | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France |
| Paralympic record |  Adekundo Adesoji (NGR)
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48.93 | 25 September 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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| World record |  Mahmoud Khaldi (TUN) |
48.52 | 6 September 2012 | |
Results
Round 1
Competed 2 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilton Langenhoven |  South Africa |
49.86 | Q |
| 2 | Thierb Siqueira Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin |
 Brazil |
50.80 | q, SB |
| 3 | Rodolfo Alves |  Portugal |
54.00 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda |  Mexico |
50.83 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Rza Osmanov | .svg.png){kind=small} Azerbaijan |
51.46 | q, SB |
| 3 | Martin Amutenya Aloisius |  Namibia |
57.73 | SB |
| 4 | Semih Deniz |  Turkey |
DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Khaldi | Tunisia |
50.58 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Hyacinthe Deleplace |  France |
51.09 | q, PB |
| 3 | Matthias Schroeder Guide: Tobias Schneider |
 Germany |
52.04 | |
| 4 | Henry Nzungi Mwendo |  Kenya |
52.67 | SB |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Qichao |  China |
50.91 | Q |
| 2 | Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz |
 Spain |
50.91 | q, PB |
| 3 | Mehmet Nesim Oner | Turkey |
52.53 | PB |
| 4 | Suphachai Songphinit |  Thailand |
53.03 | SB |
Semifinals
Competed 4 September 2012 from 11:40. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilton Langenhoven | South Africa |
49.42 | Q, =PB |
| 2 | Sun Qichao | China |
50.96 | |
| 3 | Rza Osmanov | Azerbaijan |
51.34 | SB |
| Thierb Siqueira Guide: Roger Pereira Manarin |
Brazil |
DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Khaldi | Tunisia |
49.02 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Jorge B. Gonzalez Sauceda | Mexico |
50.43 | q, PB |
| 3 | Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz |
Spain |
50.43 | q, PB |
| 4 | Hyacinthe Deleplace | France |
51.40 |
Final
Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:00.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mahmoud Khaldi | Tunisia |
48.52 | WR |
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Hilton Langenhoven | South Africa |
49.04 | PB |
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Jorge Benjamin Gonzalez Sauceda | Mexico |
50.41 | PB |
| 4 | Gerard Desgarrega Puigdevall Guide: Alejandro Guerrero Diaz |
Spain |
50.68 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best.
References
- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.