Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T36

The women's 200 metres T36 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 28 and 29 August 2021.

Women's 200 metres T36
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates28–29 August 2021
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shi Yiting  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Danielle Aitchison  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yanina Martínez  Argentina
2016

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

Records edit

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

World Record   Shi Yiting (CHN) 28.21 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9 November 2019
Paralympic Record   Wang Fang (CHN) 28.60 Athens, Greece 26 September 2004
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 35.65 Syrine Bessaidi   Tunisia
America 30.31 Yanina Martínez   Argentina
Asia 28.21 WR Shi Yiting   China
Europe 29.67 Elena Ivanova   Russia
Oceania 29.86 Danielle Aitchison   New Zealand

Results edit

Heats edit

Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 21:26:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Danielle Aitchison   New Zealand 30.12 Q
2 4 Yanina Martínez   Argentina 30.97 Q, SB
3 5 Samira Da Silva Brito   Brazil 31.82 Q
4 6 Elena Sviridova   RPC 34.19
5 3 Yam Kwok Fan   Hong Kong 34.79 SB

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 21:33:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Shi Yiting   China 29.37 Q, SB
2 4 Nicole Nicoleitzik   Germany 31.31 Q
3 7 Jeon Min-jae   South Korea 31.37 Q, SB
4 6 Cheyenne Bouthoorn   Netherlands 31.62 q
5 3 Tascitha Oliveira Cruz   Brazil 32.30 q, SB

Final edit

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:10:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Shi Yiting   China 28.21 =WR
  7 Danielle Aitchison   New Zealand 29.88
  5 Yanina Martínez   Argentina 30.96 SB
4 9 Jeon Min-jae   South Korea 31.17 SB
5 3 Cheyenne Bouthoorn   Netherlands 31.30
6 8 Samira Da Silva Brito   Brazil 31.92
7 2 Tascitha Oliveira Cruz   Brazil 32.91
4 Nicole Nicoleitzik   Germany DQ WPA 18.5a

References edit

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