# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52

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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/F51–58 |||||||||
| Track |||||||||
| 100 m | T51 | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 200 m | | | T52 | | T53 |
| 400 m | | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 800 m | | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| 4×400 m relay | | | | | T53-54 | T53-54 | T53-54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | | F52-3 | F52-3 | F52-3 | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Women T/F51–58 |||||||||
| Track |||||||||
| 100 m | | | T52 | | T53 | | T54 |
| 200 m | | | T52 | | T53 |
| 400 m | | | | | T53 | | T54 |
| 800 m | | | | | T53 | | T54 |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | T54 |
| Road |||||||||
| Marathon | | | | | | | T54 |
| Field |||||||||
| Shot put | | | | | | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Club throw | | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | | F51-3 | F51-3 | F51-3 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | F54-6 |
| | | F57-8 | F57-8 | F57-8 |
The Men's 400 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.
The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World & Paralympic record | Tomoya Ito (JPN) | 57.25 | 12 September 2008 | Beijing, China |

## Results
### Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 10:27. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tomoya Ito | Japan | 1:00.80 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan | 1:03.64 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Beat Boesch | Switzerland | 1:04.83 | Q |
| 4 | Josh Roberts | United States | 1:04.95 | q |
| 5 | Peth Rungsri | Thailand | 1:06.74 | q, SB |
| 6 | Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez | Mexico | DQ | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Raymond Martin | United States | 1:00.33 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria | 1:05.72 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Nitz | United States | 1:11.12 | Q |
| 4 | Salvador Hernandez Mondragon | Mexico | DQ | |
| 5 | Toshihiro Takada | Japan | DQ | |

### Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:48.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Raymond Martin | United States | 58.54 | |
| | Tomoya Ito | Japan | 1:00.40 | SB |
| | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria | 1:04.64 | SB |
| 4 | Josh Roberts | United States | 1:05.76 | |
| 5 | Peth Rungsri | Thailand | 1:06.46 | SB |
| 6 | Beat Boesch | Switzerland | 1:07.72 | |
| 7 | Paul Nitz | United States | 1:15.15 | |
| 8 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan | DQ | |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified.