Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T12

The Women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September.[1] The event consisted of 4 heats, 2 semifinals and a final.

Women's 400 metres T12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 4 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time55.39
Medalists
Assia El Hannouni  France
Oxana Boturchuk  Ukraine
Daniela Velasco
Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz
 Mexico
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/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

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

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

World record (T11)  Terezinha Guilhermina (BRA) 56.14 18 August 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record (T11)  Purificación Santamarta (ESP) 56.83 25 October 2000 Sydney, Australia
World & Paralympic record (T12)  Assia El Hannouni (FRA) 53.67 27 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:14. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Assia El Hannouni FranceT1255.04Q, PB
2Daniela Velasco
Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz
 MexicoT1258.33q, PB
3Maria Muchavo MozambiqueT121:03.68SB

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Oxana Boturchuk UkraineT1257.30Q, SB
2Maria Gomes Da Silva
Guide: Albano Pedro Zongo
 AngolaT111:01.78q, PB
3Hanah Ngendo Mwangi KenyaT12DQ
4Jerusa Geber Santos
Guide: Luiz Henrique Barboza Da Silva
 BrazilT11DQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Elisabetta Stefanini
Guide: Massimo di Marcello
 ItalyT121:02.57Q
2Miroslava Sedlackova
Guide: Michal Prochazka
 Czech RepublicT111:03.34q
3Casandra G. Cruz Monroy
Guide: Jovan Blancas Garcia
 MexicoT111:05.10PB
4Katherina Taylor
Guide: Hugo Lombardo
 PanamaT111:14.76SB

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Zhu Daqing
Guide: Zhang Hui
 ChinaT1259.58Q, SB
2Terezinha Guilhermina
Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana
 BrazilT111:00.01q
3Esperança Gicaso
Guide: Marcio Jose Fonseca Neto
 AngolaT111:07.57PB

Semifinals

Competed 3 September 2012 from 11:03. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Oxana Boturchuk UkraineT1255.93Q, PB
2Terezinha Guilhermina
Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana
 BrazilT1158.41q
3Maria Gomes Da Silva
Guide: Albano Pedro Zongo
 AngolaT111:02.20
4Zhu Daqing
Guide: Zhang Hui
 ChinaT12DQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Assia El Hannouni FranceT1255.50Q
2Daniela Velasco
Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz
 MexicoT1258.86q
3Elisabetta Stefanini
Guide: Massimo di Marcello
 ItalyT121:02.03
4Miroslava Sedlackova
Guide: Michal Prochazka
 Czech RepublicT111:02.18PB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 21:15.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Assia El Hannouni FranceT1255.39
Oxana Boturchuk UkraineT1255.69PB
Daniela Velasco
Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz
 MexicoT1258.51
4Terezinha Guilhermina
Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana
 BrazilT111:39.73

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

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. "T12 400 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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