Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T13

Women's 400 metres T13
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 2 September 2021 (heats)
  • 4 September 2021 (final)
Competitors17 from 14 nations
Winning time55.00
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lamiya Valiyeva  Azerbaijan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kym Crosby  United States
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The women's 400 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 2–4 September 2021.

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Records

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

World Record  Marla Runyan (USA) 54.46 Los Angeles, United States 3 January 1995
Paralympic Record  Omara Durand (CUB) 55.12 London, United Kingdom 3 September 2012
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 55.56 Sanaa Benhama  Morocco
America 54.46 WR Marla Runyan  United States
Asia 58.08 Mana Sasaki  Japan
Europe 55.70 Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro  Spain
Oceania 1:05.00 Lara Hollow-Williams  Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 2 September 2021, at 21:21:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 Nantenin Keïta  France 57.40 Q, SB
2 3 Erin Kerkhoff  United States 58.30 Q
3 4 Mariia Ulianenko  RPC 58.56 PB
4 7 Peace Oroma  Uganda 59.09 PB
5 5 Taonele Banda  Malawi 1:11.74 SB
6 Leilia Adzhametova  Ukraine DNS

Heat 2 took place on 2 September 2021, at 21:29:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Edmilsa Governo  Mozambique 55.50 Q, AR
2 3 Iuliia Ianovskaia  Azerbaijan 56.55 Q, PB
3 4 Rayane Soares da Silva  Brazil 59.54
4 8 Taylor Talbot  United States 1:04.76
5 5 Monica Munga  Zambia 1:05.79 PB
6 7 Melissa Calvo  Costa Rica 1:09.22

Heat 3 took place on 2 September 2021, at 21:37:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro  Spain 55.70 Q, =AR
2 6 Lamiya Valiyeva  Azerbaijan 55.71 Q, PB
3 5 Kym Crosby  United States 58.14 q
4 3 Mana Sasaki  Japan 58.48 q, SB
5 7 Gloria Majaga  Botswana 1:04.18

Final

The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 10:08:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Lamiya Valiyeva  Azerbaijan 55.00 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro  Spain 55.53 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Kym Crosby  United States 56.79 PB
4 4 Nantenin Keïta  France 57.17 SB
5 8 Iuliia Ianovskaia  Azerbaijan 57.18
6 5 Edmilsa Governo  Mozambique 57.68
7 2 Mana Sasaki  Japan 58.05 AR
8 9 Erin Kerkhoff  United States 58.06 PB

References

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.