Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T34 explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres T34
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	31.90
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	6 September
Competitors:	11
Nations:	7
Gold:	Hannah Cockroft
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Amy Siemons
Silvernpc:	NED
Bronze:	Desiree Vranken
Bronzenpc:	NED

The Women's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September.^[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:^[2]

World & Paralympic record (T33)		38.38	25 October 2000	Sydney, Australia
World & Paralympic record (T34)		33.87	25 October 2000	Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T34)		33.20	6 September 2012
Paralympic record (T34)		31.90	6 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:41. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T34	34.69	Q, RR
2			T34	34.88	Q
3			T34	36.81	Q, RR
4			T34	39.41	q
5			T34	40.36	q
6			T34	41.89
				Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T34	33.20	Q, PR
2			T34	35.56	Q, PB
3			T34	39.59	Q
4			T33	40.45
5			T34	43.92
				Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:44.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T34	31.90	PR
			T34	34.16
			T34	34.85	PB
4			T34	35.08
5			T34	37.68
6			T34	38.51
7			T34	40.00
8			T34	41.53
				Wind: +0.7 m/s

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 17 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.
2. Web site: T34 200 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20220606032318/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T34-200record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 6 June 2022 . live .