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 record

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			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 .