Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T53

The men's 400 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.

Men's 400 metres T53
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pongsakorn Paeyo  Thailand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brent Lakatos  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vitalii Gritsenko  RPC

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World Record Brent Lakatos (CAN)46.82Arbon, Switzerland1 June 2019
Paralympic Record Hong Suk-man (KOR)47.67Beijing, China11 September 2008
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa51.57Walid Ktila Tunisia
America46.82 WRBrent Lakatos Canada
Asia47.36Hong Suk-man South Korea
Europe48.88Pierre Fairbank France
Oceania49.36Richard Colman Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:25:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
13Pongsakorn Paeyo Thailand47.31Q, GR
22Yoo Byung-hoon South Korea49.29Q, PB
38Ariosvaldo Fernandes Brazil51.65Q, SB
46Josh George United States52.24SB
55Nicolas Brignone France52.28
7Masaberee Arsae ThailandDQWPA 18.5a
4Yang Shaoqiao ChinaDQWPA 18.5a

Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:34:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
17Brent Lakatos Canada48.00Q
28Pichet Krungget Thailand48.70Q, PB
35Pierre Fairbank France48.70Q, AR
42Vitalii Gritsenko RPC48.74q, PB
53Brian Siemann United States49.74q, SB
64Tomoya Ito Japan57.16PB
76Abdul Rahman Al-Qurashi Saudi Arabia1:06.26

Final

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:01:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5Pongsakorn Paeyo Thailand46.61WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)4Brent Lakatos Canada46.75AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2Vitalii Gritsenko RPC49.41
43Brian Siemann United States49.61SB
56Pichet Krungget Thailand49.96
68Pierre Fairbank France50.00
77Byunghoon Yoo South Korea50.02
89Ariosvaldo Fernandes Brazil52.48

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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