The women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.
| Women's 400 metres T12 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30–31 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Omara Durand (CUB) |
51.77 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record |  Omara Durand (CUB) |
51.77 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 53.89 | Edmilsa Governo |  Mozambique
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| America | 51.77 WR | Omara Durand | Cuba
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| Asia | 58.45 | Zhou Guohua |  China
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| Europe | 53.14 | Oxana Boturchuk |  Ukraine
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| Oceania | Vacant | ||
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 20:51:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez |  Venezuela |
56.95 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 5 | Izaskun Osés Ayúcar |  Spain |
1:00.50 | SB |
| 1 | Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt |  Germany |
DQ | WPA 17.8 | |
| 3 | Ketyla Teodoro |  Brazil |
DQ | WPA 17.8 |
Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 20:59:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Omara Durand | Cuba |
55.33 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Daniela Velasco |  Mexico |
1:00.39 | SB |
| 3 | 5 | Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi |  Morocco |
1:01.25 | SB |
Heat 3 took place on 30 August 2021, at 21:07:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Oxana Boturchuk |  Ukraine |
56.49 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Greilyz Greimal Villarroel Hernandez | Venezuela |
58.71 | q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Sara Martínez | Spain |
1:07.18 |
Final edit
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:36:[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Omara Durand | Cuba |
52.58 | SB |
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3 | Oxana Boturchuk | Ukraine |
55.33 | SB |
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7 | Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez | Venezuela |
57.06 | |
| 4 | 1 | Greilyz Greimal Villarroel Hernandez | Venezuela |
57.69 | PB |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.