Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T46 explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres T46
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	24.45
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	31 August to 1 September
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Gold:	Yunidis Castillo
Goldnpc:	CUB
Silver:	Alicja Fiodorow
Silvernpc:	POL
Bronze:	Anrune Liebenberg
Bronzenpc:	RSA

The Women's 200 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 1 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		24.72	12 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record		24.45	1 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 12:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			26.21	Q
2			26.55	Q
3			27.21	Q
4			27.78
5			29.36
6			36.32
			Wind: -1.6 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			24.81	Q
2			25.79	Q, RR
3			25.92	Q, PB
4			26.65	q, PB
5			27.48	q, PB
6			29.96
			Wind: Nil

Final

Competed 1 September 2012 at 21:53.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			24.45	WR
			25.49	RR
			25.55	RR
4			25.56	PB
5			26.38	RR
6			26.65	=PB
7			27.18	PB
8			27.47	PB
			Wind: -0.6 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World 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/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.
2. Web site: T46 200 records . https://archive.today/20130127014026/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T46-200record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 27 January 2013 . live .