Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T37 explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres T37
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	29.26
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	2 September
Competitors:	15
Nations:	8
Gold:	Johanna Benson
Goldnpc:	NAM
Silver:	Bethany Woodward
Silvernpc:	GBR
Bronze:	Maria Seifert
Bronzenpc:	GER

The Women's 200 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 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

28.42

27 October 2000

Sydney, Australia

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 11:05. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			29.87	Q
2			30.02	Q
3			30.33	Q
4			30.99
5			31.04
6			32.16
7			32.76
8			dq
			Wind:

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			29.39	Q
2			29.50	Q
3			29.73	Q
4			30.00	q
5			30.56	q
6			30.84
7			30.91
			Wind:

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 20:17.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			29.26
			29.65
			29.86
4			29.89
5			30.08
6			30.09
7			30.28
8			30.76
			Wind:

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: T37 200 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018144154/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T37-200record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 18 October 2018 . live .