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

Event:Women's 400 metres T54
Games:2012 Summer
Win Value:52.97
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:3 September
Competitors:14
Nations:9
Gold:Tatyana McFadden
Goldnpc:USA
Silver:Dong Hongjiao
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Edith Wolf
Bronzenpc:SUI
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The Women's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 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 record51.9125 September 2004Athens, 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 56.23 Q, PB
2 57.11 Q
3 58.06 Q, PB
4 58.24 q, SB
5 59.06
6 59.14
7 1:01.74 SB

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 53.95 Q, PB
2 56.19 Q, PB
3 56.35 Q, SB
4 57.47 q
5 1:02.28
6 1:02.35 SB
7 1:04.81

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:54.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
52.97 PB
55.43 RR
56.25 SB
4 56.57
5 56.60
6 57.35 PB
7 57.57
8 58.74
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. 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: T54 400 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018035051/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T54-400record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 18 October 2018 . live .