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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Assia El Hannouni  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oxana Boturchuk  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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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

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Round 1

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

Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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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 Esperança Gicaso
Guide: Marcio Jose Fonseca Neto
  Angola T11 1:07.57 PB

Semifinals

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

Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "T12 400 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018.