Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T37

The Women's 400 metres T37 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 8 September.[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 400 metres T37
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates6 to 8 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time1:05.86
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Neda Bahi  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Viktoriya Kravchenko  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Evgeniya Trushnikova  Russia
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T36 T38
800 m T36 T37
1500 m T37
Field
Long jump F36 F37-38
Shot put F32-33 F34
F37-38
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F32-34 F35-36
F37-38
Javelin throw F33-34
Women T/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T37
4×100 m relay T35-38
Field
Long jump F37-38
Shot put F32-34 F35-36
F37
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F35-36 F37
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F37-38

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]

World & Paralympic record   Lisa McIntosh (AUS) 1:04.79 23 October 2000 Sydney, Australia

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Competed 6 September 2012 from 10:44. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Neda Bahi   Tunisia 1:07.49 Q, PB
2 Viktoriya Kravchenko   Ukraine 1:09.66 Q, =SB
3 Anastasiya Ovsyannikova   Russia 1:10.12 Q
4 Jodi Elkington   Australia 1:11.12 q
5 Isabelle Foerder   Germany 1:11.95 q, PB

Heat 2 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Maryna Snisar   Ukraine 1:08.84 Q
2 Evgeniya Trushnikova   Russia 1:09.30 Q
3 Maike Hausberger   Germany 1:10.59 Q, PB
4 Mandy Francois-Elie   France 1:16.29
5 Leah Robinson   Canada 1:16.94
6 Maria Seifert   Germany DNS

Final edit

Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:48.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Neda Bahi   Tunisia 1:05.86 RR
  Viktoriya Kravchenko   Ukraine 1:07.32 RR
  Evgeniya Trushnikova   Russia 1:07.35 PB
4 Maryna Snisar   Ukraine 1:08.86
5 Maike Hausberger   Germany 1:10.45 PB
6 Jodi Elkington   Australia 1:11.49
7 Isabelle Foerder   Germany 1:13.47
8 Anastasiya Ovsyannikova   Russia 1:17.28

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "T37 400 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.