Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T35

The women's 200 metres T35 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 29 August 2021.

Women's 200 metres T35
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhou Xia  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Isis Holt  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maria Lyle  Great Britain
2016

The T35 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. The typical T35 athlete may need assistive devices for walking. The athlete may have sufficient function to run but demonstrates poor balance.

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Zhou Xia (CHN) 28.22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 September 2016
Paralympic Record   Zhou Xia (CHN) 28.22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 42.64 Eunice Njoroge   Kenya
America 34.03 Virginia McLachlan   Canada
Asia 28.22 WR Zhou Xia   China
Europe 29.32 Maria Lyle   Great Britain
Oceania 28.30 Isis Holt   Australia

Results edit

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:44:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Zhou Xia   China 27.17 WR
  3 Isis Holt   Australia 27.94 AR
  5 Maria Lyle   Great Britain 30.24 SB
4 6 Jagoda Kibil   Poland 31.75 PB
5 2 Fatimah Suwaed   Iraq 32.79 PB
6 9 Nienke Timmer   Netherlands 32.87 PB
7 7 Isabelle Foerder   Germany 33.05
8 8 Oxana Corso   Italy 33.13 SB
9 1 Saltanat Abilkhassymkyzy   Kazakhstan 35.47

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.