Venue London Olympic Stadium Competitors 21 from 13 nations | Dates 5 to 7 September Winning time 46.88 | |
The Men's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 7 September.
Contents
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
Round 1
Competed 5 September 2012 from 19:51. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Final
Competed 7 September 2012 at 20:47.
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualifed.
References
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T54 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA