Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44 explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres T44
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	26.18
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	5 to 6 September
Competitors:	10
Nations:	9,000
Gold:	Marlou van Rhijn
Goldnpc:	NED
Silver:	Marie-Amelie le Fur
Silvernpc:	FRA
Bronze:	Katrin Green
Bronzenpc:	GER

The Women's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 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 record (T43)		29.40	26 July 2002	Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
World record (T44)		27.10	12 July 2008	Windsor, Canada
Paralympic record (T44)		27.56	25 September 2004	Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record (T43)		26.18	6 September 2012
World record (T44)		26.76	6 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 11:06. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T43	26.97	Q
2			T44	27.89	Q
3			T44	29.62	Q
4			T44	30.10
			T44	DQ
				Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T44	27.49	Q
2			T44	28.49	Q
3			T44	28.92	Q
4			T44	28.97	q
5			T44	29.37	q
				Wind: Nil

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:48.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T43	26.18	WR
			T44	26.76	WR
			T44	27.53	PB
4			T44	28.62	PB
5			T44	28.74	PB
6			T44	29.08	PB
7			T44	29.71
			T44	DNS
				Wind: +1.0 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

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: T44 200 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018073719/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T44-200record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 18 October 2018 . live .