| Women's 400 metres T12 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
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| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 52.58 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| ←20162024→ | |||||||||||||
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The women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.
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 records were as follows:
| 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
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 20:51:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:36:
| 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
- "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.