Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T13
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T13

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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 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | 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 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |

The Men's 400 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 2 September.

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

| World record | Adekunle Adesoji (NGR) | 47.88 | 1 January 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Paralympic record | Luis Manuel Galano (CUB) | 49.12 | 10 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| Paralympic record | Mohamed Amguoun (MAR) | 49.04 | 31 August 2012 | |
| Paralympic record | Alexey Labzin (RUS) | 48.59 | 2 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:55. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Hussein Kadhim | Iraq | 50.36 | Q, RR |
| 2 | Ioannis Protos | Greece | 50.73 | Q |
| 3 | Alexey Labzin | Russia | 51.48 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Zine Eddine Sekhri | Algeria | 51.92 | q |
| 5 | Andre Andrade | Brazil | 54.90 | |
| 6 | Miguel Bartelemy Sablon | Cuba | DQ | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Mohamed Amguoun | Morocco | 49.04 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | Russia | 49.80 | Q |
| 3 | Djamil Nasser | Algeria | 50.45 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Markeith Price | United States | 51.11 | q, PB |
| 5 | Hugo Cavaco | Portugal | 53.10 | |
| 6 | Islam Salimov | Kazakhstan | 54.14 | PB |

### Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:41.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | Alexey Labzin | Russia | 48.59 | PR |
| | Alexander Zverev | Russia | 48.83 | PB |
| | Mohamed Amguoun | Morocco | 49.45 | |
| 4 | Ioannis Protos | Greece | 49.67 | SB |
| 5 | Hussein Kadhim | Iraq | 49.76 | RR |
| 6 | Djamil Nasser | Algeria | 49.88 | PB |
| 7 | Zine Eddine Sekhri | Algeria | 51.16 | PB |
| 8 | Markeith Price | United States | 51.98 | |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

