The men's 400 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 1 September 2021.
| Men's 400 metres T37 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 September 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 49.34 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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
editPrior 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
editThe final took place on 1 September 2021, at 10:40:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7 | Andrey Vdovin |  RPC | 49.34 | WR |
 | 3 | Nick Mayhugh |  United States | 50.26 | AR |
 | 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
edit- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.