Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T12
| Women's 400 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 2 to 4 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.39 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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 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.
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
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assia El Hannouni | France | T12 | 55.04 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Daniela Velasco Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz |  Mexico | T12 | 58.33 | q, PB |
| 3 | Maria Muchavo |  Mozambique | T12 | 1:03.68 | SB |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxana Boturchuk |  Ukraine | T12 | 57.30 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Maria Gomes Da Silva Guide: Albano Pedro Zongo |  Angola | T11 | 1:01.78 | q, PB |
| 3 | Hanah Ngendo Mwangi |  Kenya | T12 | DQ | |
| 4 | Jerusa Geber Santos Guide: Luiz Henrique Barboza Da Silva | Brazil | T11 | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elisabetta Stefanini Guide: Massimo di Marcello |  Italy | T12 | 1:02.57 | Q |
| 2 | Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka |  Czech Republic | T11 | 1:03.34 | q |
| 3 | Casandra G. Cruz Monroy Guide: Jovan Blancas Garcia | Mexico | T11 | 1:05.10 | PB |
| 4 | Katherina Taylor Guide: Hugo Lombardo |  Panama | T11 | 1:14.76 | SB |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhu Daqing Guide: Zhang Hui |  China | T12 | 59.58 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana | Brazil | T11 | 1:00.01 | q |
| 3 | Esperanca Gicaso Guide: Marcio Jose Fonseca Neto | Angola | T11 | 1:07.57 | PB |
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
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxana Boturchuk | Ukraine | T12 | 55.93 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana | Brazil | T11 | 58.41 | q |
| 3 | Maria Gomes Da Silva Guide: Albano Pedro Zongo | Angola | T11 | 1:02.20 | |
| 4 | Zhu Daqing Guide: Zhang Hui | China | T12 | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assia El Hannouni | France | T12 | 55.50 | Q |
| 2 | Daniela Velasco Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz | Mexico | T12 | 58.86 | q |
| 3 | Elisabetta Stefanini Guide: Massimo di Marcello | Italy | T12 | 1:02.03 | |
| 4 | Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka | Czech Republic | T11 | 1:02.18 | PB |
Final
Competed 4 September 2012 at 21:15.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Assia El Hannouni | France | T12 | 55.39 | |
 | Oxana Boturchuk | Ukraine | T12 | 55.69 | PB |
 | Daniela Velasco Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz | Mexico | T12 | 58.51 | |
| 4 | Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Guilherme Soares de Santana | Brazil | T11 | 1:39.73 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
- ↑ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "T12 400 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.