Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T12

Women's 400 metres T12
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Women's 400 metres T12; at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France
Dates	2 September 2024 (round 1 & semi-finals); 3 September 2024 (final);
Winning time	53.59
Medalists
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400 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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The women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 2 and 3 September 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

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:^[1]

World Record	Omara Durand (CUB)	51.77	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016
Paralympic Record	Omara Durand (CUB)	51.77	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016

Area	Time		Athlete	Location	Date
Africa	53.89		Edmilsa Governo	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)
America	51.77	WR	Omara Durand	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)
Asia	57.56		Hajar Safarzadeh	Kobe	21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)
Europe	53.14		Oksana Boturchuk	Rio de Janeiro	17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)
Oceania	Vacant

Results

Round 1

First in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Oksana Boturchuk Guide: Mykyta Barabanov	Ukraine	58.22	Q
2	7	Clara Barros Guide: Efraim Andrade	Brazil	58.77	q
—	5	Yokutkhon Kholbekova	Uzbekistan	DNS
Source:^[2]

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Hajar Safarzadeh	Iran	56.34	Q, AR
2	7	Lorraine Gomes de Aguiar Guide:	Brazil	59.99
3	3	Maldonado Velasco Guide: Cesar Daniel Belman Ortiz	Mexico	1:04.88
—	1	Sara Martinez Guide: Jaime del Rio Ruiz	Spain	DNS
Source:^[3]

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	7	Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan Vargas	Cuba	55.36	Q, SB
2	5	Anna Kulinich-Sorokina Guide: Illia Goncharov	Neutral Paralympic Athletes	57.26	q, PB
3	3	Ketyla Teodoro Guide: Rodrigo Arcanjo	Brazil	58.86	q, SB
Source:^[4]

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Alejandra Paola Pérez López Guide: Markinzon Manzanilla Velasquez	Venezuela	56.97	Q, SB
2	7	Valentina Petrillo	Italy	58.35	q
3	5	Shen Yaqin Guide: Li Wen	China	1:01.11
Source:^[5]

Semi-finals

First in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan Vargas	Cuba	54.77	Q, SB
2	3	Oksana Boturchuk Guide: Mykyta Barabanov	Ukraine	56.30	q, SB
3	7	Anna Kulinich-Sorokina Guide: Illia Goncharov	Neutral Paralympic Athletes	56.55
4	1	Ketyla Teodoro Guide: Rodrigo Arcanjo	Brazil	58.94
Source:^[6]

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Hajar Safarzadeh	Iran	56.07	Q, AR
2	3	Alejandra Paola Pérez López Guide: Markinzon Manzanilla Velasquez	Venezuela	56.34	q, PB
3	7	Valentina Petrillo	Italy	57.58	PB
4	1	Clara Barros Guide: Efraim Andrade	Brazil	59.07
Source:^[7]

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	5	Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan Vargas	Cuba	53.59	SB
	3	Hajar Safarzadeh	Iran	55.39	AR
	7	Oksana Boturchuk Guide: Mykyta Barabanov	Ukraine	55.67	SB
4	1	Alejandra Paola Pérez López Guide: Markinzon Manzanilla Velasquez	Venezuela	56.64
Source:^[8]

References

^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 1/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 2/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 3/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 4/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Semi-final – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Semi-final – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Women's 400m – T12 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[1] "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[2] "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 1/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[3] "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 2/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[4] "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 3/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[5] "Women's 400m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat 4/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[6] "Women's 400m – T12 – Semi-final – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[7] "Women's 400m – T12 – Semi-final – Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[8] "Women's 400m – T12 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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