Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T11
# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T11

The men's 400 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 28 and 29 August 2021.

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:

| World Record | Daniel Silva (BRA) | 49.82 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 18 November 2011 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Paralympic Record | José Sayovo (ANG) | 50.03 | Athens, Greece | 25 September 2004 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 50.03 | José Sayovo | Angola |
| America | 49.82 WR | Daniel Silva | Brazil |
| Asia | 51.56 | Di Dongdong | China |
| Europe | 50.22 | Gerard Descarrega | Spain |
| Oceania | vacant | vacant | vacant |

## Results

### Heats

Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:54:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Gerard Descarrega | Spain | 50.61 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Gautier Makunda | France | 51.99 | q |
| | 3 | Enderson German Santos Gonzalez | Venezuela | DNS | |

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:50:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 51.22 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Eduardo Manuel Uceda Novas | Spain | 52.01 | PB |
| | 5 | Daniel Silva | Brazil | DQ | WPA 7.9.3 |

Heat 3 took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:50:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Guillaume Junior Atangana | Cameroon | 52.40 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 5 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 53.58 | SB |
| 3 | 7 | Patrekur Axelsson | Iceland | 56.73 | PB |
| | 1 | Timothée Adolphe | France | DQ | WPA 7.9.3 |

### Final

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:35:

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 5 | Gerard Descarrega | Spain | 50.42 | SB |
| | 3 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 51.14 | SB |
| | 1 | Gautier Makunda | France | 51.74 | PB |
| 4 | 7 | Guillaume Junior Atangana | Cameroon | 52.17 | PB |
