Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T37

The women's 200 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 27 August 2021.

Women's 200 metres T37
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August 2021
Competitors16 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wen Xiaoyan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jiang Fenfen  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mandy François-Elie  France

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

Records

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

World Record   Wen Xiaoyan (CHN) 27.11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 15 November 2019
Paralympic Record   Lisa McIntosh (AUS) 28.42 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 27.98 Sheryl James   South Africa
America 28.06 Jaleen Roberts   United States
Asia 27.11 WR Wen Xiaoyan   China
Europe 27.21 Georgina Hermitage   Great Britain
Oceania 28.42 PR Lisa McIntosh   Australia

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:37:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Mandy François-Elie   France 27.43 Q, PR
2 4 Jiang Fenfen   China 27.57 Q, SB
3 8 Jaleen Roberts   United States 28.07
4 7 Alina Terekh   Ukraine 29.40 =PB
5 6 Elena Tretiakova   RPC 29.85
5 5 Liezel Gouws   South Africa DQ WPA 18.5a

Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:44:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Wen Xiaoyan   China 27.16 Q, PR
2 2 Sheryl James   South Africa 27.73 Q, AR
3 3 Nataliia Kobzar   Ukraine 28.22 Q
4 5 Viktoriia Slanova   RPC 28.56 q, PB
5 4 Sabina Sukhanova   Uzbekistan 29.26 q, SB
- 7 Norma Salinas   El Salvador DNF
- 8 Anais Anne Lise Angeline   Mauritius DQ WPA 18.5a

Final

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The final took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:16:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Wen Xiaoyan   China 26.58 WR
  7 Jiang Fenfen   China 27.33 PB
  5 Mandy François-Elie   France 27.34
4 6 Sheryl James   South Africa 27.57 AR
5 8 Nataliia Kobzar   Ukraine 27.92
6 9 Jaleen Roberts   United States 28.02 AR
7 3 Viktoriia Slanova   RPC 28.84
2 Sabina Sukhanova   Uzbekistan DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.