Jang Min-ho Runs a 46.24 World Record in the 400m T13 in Nagoya and Wins Double Gold at the Asian Para Games
On Oct. 23 at Nagoya's Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium, Jang Min-ho (29, Anyang City Hall) won the men's 400m T13 final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in 46.24 seconds, 0.2 seconds under the old world record of 46.44.
He eased off in the heat with a 50.92
Jang eased through the morning heat in 50.92, second overall, on purpose. In the final he started from lane 5, led from early on and held his speed down the home straight.
Silver went to Japan's Ryota Fukunaga (47.98) and bronze to Thailand's Jakarin Dammuni (50.03). The previous mark, 46.44, was set in 2024 by Algeria's Skander Djamil Athmani.
A second gold after the 100m
On Oct. 20 Jang won the 100m in 10.48, an Asian record. With the 400m gold, he leaves these Games with two.
Korean para athletics' first world record in 16 years
According to Sports Kyunghyang, it is Korean para athletics' first world record since Hong Seok-man's in the 800m in 2010.
Jang said he had wanted to break into the 45s and was a little disappointed. He called the 400m an event he has a 'love-hate' relationship with.
Sources & context
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Sports Kyunghyang on Jang Min-ho's double gold (Oct. 23) ↗News1 on Jang Min-ho's 400m world record and double gold (Oct. 23) ↗SBS News English: Jang Min-ho wins second gold with a 400m world record (Oct. 23, broadcaster's own reporting) ↗Newspim on Jang Min-ho's world record and 45-second goal (Oct. 23) ↗Wikimedia Commons, overview of Mizuho Athletic Stadium ↗Wikimedia Commons, Mizuho Athletic Stadium exterior ↗Photo credit
Aspere (Wikimedia Commons) · CC0Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium in Nagoya (taken Sept. 2026 during the Asian Games; not a photo of this race). Photo by Aspere, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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Aspere (Wikimedia Commons) · CC0Mizuho Athletic Stadium seen across a stream (taken Sept. 2026; not a photo of this race). Photo by Aspere, CC0, Wikimedia Commons