The Women's 400 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September. The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World & Paralympic record51.9125 September 2004Athens, Greece
Results
Round 1 Competed 3 September 2012 from 11:18. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Zou Lihong 56.23 Q, PB2 Diane Roy 57.11 Q3 Amanda Kotaja 58.06 Q, PB4 Gunilla Wallengren 58.24 q, SB5 Christina Schwab 59.06 6 Jade Jones 59.14 7 Patricia Keller 1:01.74 SB
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Tatyana McFadden 53.95 Q, PB2 Dong Hongjiao 56.19 Q, PB3 Edith Wolf 56.35 Q, SB4 Manuela Schaer 57.47 q5 Amberlynn Weber 1:02.28 6 Marianne Maiboll 1:02.35 SB7 Yazmith Bataz 1:04.81
Final Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:54. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Tatyana McFadden 52.97 PB Dong Hongjiao 55.43 RR Edith Wolf 56.25 SB4 Zou Lihong 56.57 5 Diane Roy 56.60 6 Amanda Kotaja 57.35 PB7 Manuela Schaer 57.57 8 Gunilla Wallengren 58.74
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
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