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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T54

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Men's marathon T54
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Start of the race at Georges Valbon park.
VenueLes Invalides, Paris, France
Dates
  • 8 September 2024
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time1:27:39
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jin Hua  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tomoki Suzuki  Japan
2020
2028
Marathon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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The Men's marathon T54 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 8 September at Les Invalides in Paris.

Records

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T53/54 Records[1]

World Record  Marcel Hug (SUI) 1:17:47 Japan Ōita 9 May 2024
Paralympic Record  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 1:23:17 China Beijing 17 September 2008

Classification

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The T53/54 classification is for wheelchair athletes with strong arm and torso movement, who have an impairment in their legs. Athletes have fast acceleration, can maintain top speed and maintain their pushing speed while steering.[2]

Results

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The event took place on 8 September 2024.

Rank Class Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) T54 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:27:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) T54 Jin Hua  China 1:31:19 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) T54 Tomoki Suzuki  Japan 1:31:23
4 T54 Daniel Romanchuk  United States 1:32:23
5 T54 David Weir  Great Britain 1:32:27
6 T54 Luo Xiangchuan  China 1:36:20 SB
7 T54 Aaron Pike  United States 1:36:23
8 T54 Ryota Yoshida  Japan 1:37:15
9 T54 Jetze Plat  Netherlands 1:39:47 SB
10 T54 Francisco Sanclemente  Colombia 1:46:27
11 T53 Brian Siemann  United States 1:51:56
12 T53 Yoo Byunghoon  South Korea 1:52:05 SB
T54 Ma Zhuo  China DNF
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Classification Explained". 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's marathon – T54 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.