Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12
# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T12

The men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 31 August and 2 September 2021.

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 records were as follows:

| World Record | Abdeslam Hili (MAR) | 47.79 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 9 November 2019 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Paralympic Record | Mahmoud Khaldi (TUN) | 48.52 | London, United Kingdom | 6 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 47.79 WR | Abdeslam Hili | Morocco |
| America | 49.38 | Noah Malone | United States |
| Asia | 48.57 | Sun Qichao | China |
| Europe | 48.62 | Gabriel Potra | Portugal |
| Oceania | 53.60 | Jonathan Fitzpatrick | Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Heat 1 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:17:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Abdeslam Hili | Morocco | 48.78 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Yamil David Acosta Manjarres | Colombia | 50.95 | |
| 3 | 3 | Achraf Lahouel | Tunisia | 51.37 | SB |

Heat 2 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:25:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Rouay Jebabli | Tunisia | 48.69 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 5 | Oğuz Akbulut | Turkey | 49.17 | SB |

Heat 3 took place on 31 August 2021, at 21:33:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Noah Malone | United States | 48.50 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | Mahdi Afri | Morocco | 48.53 | q, SB |
| 3 | 7 | Fabrício Junior Barros | Brazil | 52.42 | SB |

### Final

The final took place on 2 September 2021, at 9:42:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 7 | Abdeslam Hili | Morocco | 47.59 | WR |
| | 3 | Noah Malone | United States | 47.93 | AR |
| | 5 | Rouay Jebabli | Tunisia | 48.01 | PB |
| 4 | 1 | Mahdi Afri | Morocco | 48.93 | |
