Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T54

Women's 400 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates3 September
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning time52.97
Medalists
Tatyana McFadden  United States
Dong Hongjiao  China
Edith Wolf  Switzerland
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Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
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
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The Women's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September. The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World & Paralympic record  Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) 51.91 25 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 11:18. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Zou Lihong  China 56.23 Q, PB
2 Diane Roy  Canada 57.11 Q
3 Amanda Kotaja  Finland 58.06 Q, PB
4 Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden 58.24 q, SB
5 Christina Schwab  United States 59.06
6 Jade Jones  Great Britain 59.14
7 Patricia Keller  Switzerland 1:01.74 SB

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Tatyana McFadden  United States 53.95 Q, PB
2 Dong Hongjiao  China 56.19 Q, PB
3 Edith Wolf  Switzerland 56.35 Q, SB
4 Manuela Schaer  Switzerland 57.47 q
5 Amberlynn Weber  United States 1:02.28
6 Marianne Maiboll  Denmark 1:02.35 SB
7 Yazmith Bataz  Mexico 1:04.81

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:54.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
Tatyana McFadden  United States 52.97 PB
Dong Hongjiao  China 55.43 RR
Edith Wolf  Switzerland 56.25 SB
4 Zou Lihong  China 56.57
5 Diane Roy  Canada 56.60
6 Amanda Kotaja  Finland 57.35 PB
7 Manuela Schaer  Switzerland 57.57
8 Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden 58.74

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "T54 400 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018.