Men's 400 metres T37
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates1 September 2021
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrey Vdovin  RPC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nick Mayhugh  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chermen Kobesov  RPC

The men's 400 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record Andrey Vdovin (RUS)50.45Dubai, United Arab Emirates9 November 2019
Paralympic Record Charl du Toit (RSA)51.13Rio de Janeiro, Brazil16 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa51.00Charl du Toit South Africa
America52.69Vítor Antônio de Jesus Brazil
Asia53.44Wu Jialong China
Europe50.45 WRAndrey Vdovin Russia
Oceania54.37Brad Scott Australia

Results

The final took place on 1 September 2021, at 10:40:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)7Andrey Vdovin RPC49.34WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3Nick Mayhugh United States50.26AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4Chermen Kobesov RPC50.44PB
46Michał Kotkowski Poland50.60PB
55Charl du Toit South Africa51.14SB
68Yaroslav Okapinskyi Ukraine52.49PB

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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