Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T54

The women's 200m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were three heats; the first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Women's 200m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates14 September
Competitors17 from 13 nations
Winning time27.52
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Manuela Schar  Switzerland

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 12:00.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yazmith Bataz   Mexico 31.99 Q
2 Tracey Ferguson   Canada 32.70 Q
3 Jemima Moore   Australia 32.99
4 Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji   Nigeria 33.00
Ajara Busonga Mohammed   Ghana DQ

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 28.25 Q, WR
2 Zhang Ting   China 29.87 Q
3 Gunilla Wallengren   Sweden 31.23
4 Jennifer Goeckel   United States 32.84
5 Chen Yu Lien   Chinese Taipei 33.13
Dague Diop   Senegal DQ

Heat 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Manuela Schar   Switzerland 29.24 Q
2 Tatyana McFadden   United States 29.49 Q
3 Jessica Matassa   Canada 30.62 q
4 Yvonne Sehmisch   Germany 30.98 q
5 Masouda Siffi   Tunisia 33.01
6 Gloria Sanchez   Mexico 33.43

Final edit

Competed at 17:25.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 27.52 WR
  Tatyana McFadden   United States 28.43
  Manuela Schar   Switzerland 28.84
4 Zhang Ting   China 29.00
5 Jessica Matassa   Canada 30.14
6 Yvonne Sehmisch   Germany 30.49
7 Yazmith Bataz   Mexico 31.05
8 Tracey Ferguson   Canada 31.66

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 200m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.