| Event: | Women's 400 metres T38 |
| Games: | 2020 Summer |
| Venue: | Tokyo National Stadium |
| Dates: | 3–4 September 2021 |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | Lindy Ave |
| Goldnpc: | GER |
| Silver: | Margarita Goncharova |
| Silvernpc: | RPC |
| Bronze: | Darian Faisury Jiménez |
| Bronzenpc: | COL |
| Prev: | 2016 |
The women's 400 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 3 and 4 September 2021.
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1:03.96 | |||
| America | 1:03.14 | |||
| Asia | 1:01.34 | |||
| Europe | 1:00.27 | |||
| Oceania | 1:04.47 |
Heat 1 took place on 3 September 2021, at 21:43:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1:01.16 | , | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1:01.45 | , | |||
| 3 | 4 | 1:02.17 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 1:02.68 | , | |||
| 5 | 7 | 1:04.73 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1:08.29 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 1:13.72 |
Heat 2 took place on 3 September 2021, at 21:51:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1:02.20 | , | |||
| 2 | 3 | 1:02.51 | , | |||
| 3 | 5 | 1:02.62 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 1:02.65 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 1:03.07 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 1:07.23 |
The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 20:38:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1:00.00 | |||||
| 9 | 1:00.14 | |||||
| 7 | 1:00.17 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | 1:01.16 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 1:01.22 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 1:01.40 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 1:02.65 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 1:03.05 |