Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T54

The Women's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September. The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 400 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	3 September
Competitors	14 from 9 nations
Winning time	52.97
Medalists
Tatyana McFadden  United States Dong Hongjiao  China Edith Wolf  Switzerland

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/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record

Chantal Petitclerc (CAN)

51.91

25 September 2004

Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 11:18. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Zou Lihong	China	56.23	Q, PB
2	Diane Roy	Canada	57.11	Q
3	Amanda Kotaja	Finland	58.06	Q, PB
4	Gunilla Wallengren	Sweden	58.24	q, SB
5	Christina Schwab	United States	59.06
6	Jade Jones	Great Britain	59.14
7	Patricia Keller	Switzerland	1:01.74	SB

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Tatyana McFadden	United States	53.95	Q, PB
2	Dong Hongjiao	China	56.19	Q, PB
3	Edith Wolf	Switzerland	56.35	Q, SB
4	Manuela Schaer	Switzerland	57.47	q
5	Amberlynn Weber	United States	1:02.28
6	Marianne Maiboll	Denmark	1:02.35	SB
7	Yazmith Bataz	Mexico	1:04.81

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:54.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Tatyana McFadden	United States	52.97	PB
	Dong Hongjiao	China	55.43	RR
	Edith Wolf	Switzerland	56.25	SB
4	Zou Lihong	China	56.57
5	Diane Roy	Canada	56.60
6	Amanda Kotaja	Finland	57.35	PB
7	Manuela Schaer	Switzerland	57.57
8	Gunilla Wallengren	Sweden	58.74

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