Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T12 explained

Event:	Women's 400 metres T12
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	55.39
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	2 to 4 September
Competitors:	14
Nations:	11
Gold:	Assia El Hannouni
Goldnpc:	FRA
Silver:	Oxana Boturchuk
Silvernpc:	UKR
Bronze:	Daniela Velasco Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz
Bronzenpc:	MEX

The Women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September.^[1] The event consisted of 4 heats, 2 semifinals and a final.

Records

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

World record (T11)	56.14	18 August 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record (T11)	56.83	25 October 2000	Sydney, Australia
World & Paralympic record (T12)	53.67	27 September 2004	Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:14. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
1		T12	55.04	Q, PB
2	Daniela Velasco Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz	T12	58.33	q, PB
3		T12	1:03.68	SB

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
1		T12	57.30	Q, SB
2	Maria Gomes Da Silva Guide: Albano Pedro Zongo	T11	1:01.78	q, PB
3		T12	DQ
4	Jerusa Geber Santos Guide: Luiz Henrique Barboza Da Silva	T11	DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
1	Elisabetta Stefanini Guide: Massimo di Marcello	T12	1:02.57	Q
2	Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka	T11	1:03.34	q
3	Casandra G. Cruz Monroy Guide: Jovan Blancas Garcia	T11	1:05.10	PB
4	Katherina Taylor Guide: Hugo Lombardo	T11	1:14.76	SB

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
1	Zhu Daqing Guide: Zhang Hui	T12	59.58	Q, SB
2	Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana	T11	1:00.01	q
3	Esperança Gicaso Guide: Marcio Jose Fonseca Neto	T11	1:07.57	PB

Semifinals

Competed 3 September 2012 from 11:03. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
1		T12	55.93	Q, PB
2	Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana	T11	58.41	q
3	Maria Gomes Da Silva Guide: Albano Pedro Zongo	T11	1:02.20
4	Zhu Daqing Guide: Zhang Hui	T12	DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
1		T12	55.50	Q
2	Daniela Velasco Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz	T12	58.86	q
3	Elisabetta Stefanini Guide: Massimo di Marcello	T12	1:02.03
4	Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka	T11	1:02.18	PB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 21:15.

Rank	Athlete	Class	Time	Notes
		T12	55.39
		T12	55.69	PB
	Daniela Velasco Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz	T12	58.51
4	Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana	T11	1:39.73

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

Notes and References

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.
Web site: T12 400 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018061941/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T12-400record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 18 October 2018 . live .