Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T44

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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/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 800 m | | | | | T46 |
| 1500 m | | | | | T46 |
| 4×100 m relay | | T42-46 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
| High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 | F46 |
| Discus throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Javelin throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Women T/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 |
| Javelin throw | | | | | F46 |

The Men's 400 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 7 to 8 September.

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

## Records

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

| T43 | World record | Oscar Pistorius (RSA) | 45.39 | 28 August 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
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| T43 | Paralympic record | Oscar Pistorius (RSA) | 47.49 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| T43 | Paralympic record | Oscar Pistorius (RSA) | 46.68 | 8 September 2012 | |
| T44 | World & Paralympic record | Jim Bob Bizzell (USA) | 50.98 | 16 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| T44 | World record | David Prince (USA) | 50.61 | 8 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 7 September 2012 from 21:45. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Blake Leeper | United States | T43 | 50.63 | Q, RR |
| 2 | Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira | Brazil | T43 | 53.02 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Liu Zhiming | China | T44 | 54.82 | Q, RR |
| 4 | Riccardo Scendoni | Italy | T44 | 55.88 | PB |
| 5 | Jack Swift | Australia | T44 | 55.94 | |
| 6 | Josue Benitez Sandoval | Mexico | T44 | 59.79 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Oscar Pistorius | South Africa | T43 | 48.31 | Q, SB |
| 2 | David Behre | Germany | T43 | 51.37 | Q, RR |
| 3 | David Prince | United States | T44 | 52.29 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Jarryd Wallace | United States | T44 | 53.51 | q, PB |
| 5 | Ivan Prokopyev | Russia | T43 | 53.86 | q, PB |
| 6 | Keita Sato | Japan | T44 | DQ | |

### Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:57.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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| | Oscar Pistorius | South Africa | T43 | 46.68 | PR(T43) |
| | Blake Leeper | United States | T43 | 50.14 | RR |
| | David Prince | United States | T44 | 50.61 | WR(T44) |
| 4 | Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira | Brazil | T43 | 51.59 | PB |
| 5 | David Behre | Germany | T43 | 51.65 | |
| 6 | Jarryd Wallace | United States | T44 | 53.90 | |
| 7 | Ivan Prokopyev | Russia | T43 | 54.74 | |
| 8 | Liu Zhiming | China | T44 | 55.91 | |

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

