Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T12

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
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 30 August 2021 (heats)
  • 31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Winning time52.58
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Omara Durand  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oxana Boturchuk  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez  Venezuela
2016
2024

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

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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
America 51.77 WR Omara Durand   Cuba
Asia 58.45 Zhou Guohua   China
Europe 53.14 Oxana Boturchuk   Ukraine
Oceania Vacant

Results

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Heats

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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

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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
  3 Oxana Boturchuk   Ukraine 55.33 SB
  7 Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez   Venezuela 57.06
4 1 Greilyz Greimal Villarroel Hernandez   Venezuela 57.69 PB

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.