Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T36–38

Men's 400m races for athletes with cerebral palsy at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium.[1] Events were held in three disability classes.

T36

Men's 400m T36 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	23–24 September 2004
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Winning time	55.28
Medalists
Artem Arefyev  Russia So Wa Wai  Hong Kong Marcin Mielczarek  Poland

The T36 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Artem Arefyev, representing  Russia.[2]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

23 Sept. 2004, 17:50

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Artem Arefyev (RUS)	56.99	PR Q
2	Serhiy Norenko (UKR)	59.06	Q
3	Che Mian (CHN)	59.29	Q
4	Ahmed Hassan (UAE)	1:02.21	q
5	Lai Heng Niam (MAS)	1:08.85

Heat 2

23 Sept. 2004, 17:57

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Marcin Mielczarek (POL)	1:00.00	Q
2	He Cheng En (CHN)	1:00.63	Q
3	So Wa Wai (HKG)	1:01.32	Q
4	Malcolm Bennett (AUS)	1:02.69	q
5	Choi Yong Jin (KOR)	1:04.45

Final Round

24 Sept. 2004, 17:55

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Artem Arefyev (RUS)	55.28	WR
	So Wa Wai (HKG)	57.52
	Marcin Mielczarek (POL)	57.66
4	Che Mian (CHN)	57.88
5	Serhiy Norenko (UKR)	58.63
6	He Cheng En (CHN)	59.48
7	Ahmed Hassan (UAE)	1:01.56
8	Malcolm Bennett (AUS)	1:02.95

T37

Men's 400m T37 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	25 September 2004
Competitors	8 from 7 nations
Winning time	52.70
Medalists
Oleksandr Driha  Ukraine Yang Chen  China Ali Qambar Al Ansari  United Arab Emirates

The T37 event consisted of a single race. It was won by Oleksandr Driha, representing  Ukraine.[3]

Final Round

25 Sept. 2004, 20:15

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Oleksandr Driha (UKR)	52.70	WR
	Yang Chen (CHN)	54.60
	Ali Qambar Al Ansari (UAE)	55.53
4	Lamouri Rahmouni (FRA)	56.17
5	Le Irvine de Kock (RSA)	56.43
6	Lu Yi (CHN)	58.16
7	Benjamin Hall (AUS)	59.41
8	Kang Sung Kook (KOR)	1:00.61

T38

Men's 400m T38 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	26–27 September 2004
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Winning time	51.41
Medalists
Tim Sullivan  Australia Malcolm Pringle  South Africa Stephen Payton  Great Britain

The T38 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Tim Sullivan, representing  Australia.[4]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

26 Sept. 2004, 18:45

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Tim Sullivan (AUS)	51.42	Q
2	Mohamed Farhat Chida (TUN)	52.74	Q
3	Stephen Payton (GBR)	53.64	Q
4	Derek Malone (IRL)	54.35	q
5	Zhou Wenjun (CHN)	54.58
6	Juan Ramon Carrapiso (ESP)	59.18

Heat 2

26 Sept. 2004, 18:52

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Malcolm Pringle (RSA)	52.91	Q
2	Andriy Onufriyenko (UKR)	53.15	Q
3	Valeriy Stepanskoy (RUS)	53.45	Q
4	Paul Benz (AUS)	53.82	q
5	Jose Manuel Gonzalez (ESP)	59.35

Final Round

27 Sept. 2004, 17:40

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Tim Sullivan (AUS)	51.41
	Malcolm Pringle (RSA)	51.51
	Stephen Payton (GBR)	52.32
4	Andriy Onufriyenko (UKR)	53.12
5	Valeriy Stepanskoy (RUS)	53.19
6	Mohamed Farhat Chida (TUN)	54.43
7	Derek Malone (IRL)	54.84
8	Paul Benz (AUS)	56.35

References

1. "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "Men's 400m T36". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Men's 400m T37". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
4. "Men's 400m T38". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.