Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T46

The Women's 200 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 1 September.[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 200 metres T46
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 1 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time24.45
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yunidis Castillo  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alicja Fiodorow  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anrune Liebenberg  South Africa
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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Records edit

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

World& Paralympic record   Yunidis Castillo (CUB) 24.72 12 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record   Yunidis Castillo (CUB) 24.45 1 September 2012

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Competed 31 August 2012 from 12:05. 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 Nikol Rodomakina   Russia 26.21 Q
2 Wang Yanping   China 26.55 Q
3 Katarzyna Piekart   Poland 27.21 Q
4 Sally Brown   Great Britain 27.78
5 Amara Lallwala Palliyagurunnans   Sri Lanka 29.36
6 Maiya Bisunkhe   Nepal 36.32
Wind: -1.6 m/s

Heat 2 edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Yunidis Castillo   Cuba 24.81 Q
2 Anrune Liebenberg   South Africa 25.79 Q, RR
3 Alicja Fiodorow   Poland 25.92 Q, PB
4 Unyime Uwak   Nigeria 26.65 q, PB
5 Alexandra Moguchaya   Russia 27.48 q, PB
6 Yengus Dese Azenaw   Ethiopia 29.96
Wind: Nil

Final edit

Competed 1 September 2012 at 21:53.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Yunidis Castillo   Cuba 24.45 WR
  Alicja Fiodorow   Poland 25.49 RR
  Anrune Liebenberg   South Africa 25.55 RR
4 Nikol Rodomakina   Russia 25.56 PB
5 Wang Yanping   China 26.38 RR
6 Unyime Uwak   Nigeria 26.65 =PB
7 Katarzyna Piekart   Poland 27.18 PB
8 Alexandra Moguchaya   Russia 27.47 PB
Wind: -0.6 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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. ^ "T46 200 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.