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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T37

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Men's 400 metres T37
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates1 September 2021 (final)
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Winning time49.34
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
2016
2024

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

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

World Record  Andrey Vdovin (RUS) 50.45 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9 November 2019
Paralympic Record  Charl du Toit (RSA) 51.13 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 51.00 Charl du Toit  South Africa
America 52.69 Vítor Antônio de Jesus  Brazil
Asia 53.44 Wu Jialong  China
Europe 50.45 WR Andrey Vdovin  Russia
Oceania 54.37 Brad Scott  Australia

Results

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Andrey Vdovin  RPC 49.34 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Nick Mayhugh  United States 50.26 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Chermen Kobesov  RPC 50.44 PB
4 6 Michał Kotkowski  Poland 50.60 PB
5 5 Charl du Toit  South Africa 51.14 SB
6 8 Yaroslav Okapinskyi  Ukraine 52.49 PB

References

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  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.