Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44

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Women's 200 metres T44
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates5 to 6 September
Competitors10 from 9,000 nations
Winning time26.18
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marlou van Rhijn  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marie-Amelie le Fur  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Katrin Green  Germany
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/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T42 T44 T46
400 m T44 T46
800 m T46
1500 m T46
4×100 m relay T42-46
Road
Marathon T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Triple jump F46
High jump F42 F46
Shot put F42-44 F46
Discus throw F42 F44
Javelin throw F42 F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m   T42   T44   T46
200 m T44 T46
400 m T46
Field
Long jump F42-44 F46
Shot put F42-44
Javelin throw F46

The Women's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 September.[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Records[edit]

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]

World record (T43)  Shea Cowart (USA) 29.40 26 July 2002 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
World record (T44)  April Holmes (USA) 27.10 12 July 2008 Windsor, Canada
Paralympic record (T44) 27.56 25 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record (T43)  Marlou van Rhijn (NED) 26.18 6 September 2012
World record (T44)  Marie-Amelie le Fur (FRA) 26.76 6 September 2012

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Competed 5 September 2012 from 11:06. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Marlou van Rhijn  Netherlands T43 26.97 Q
2 Katrin Green  Germany T44 27.89 Q
3 Sophie Kamlish  Great Britain T44 29.62 Q
4 Maya Nakanishi  Japan T44 30.10
Seng Hon Thin  Cambodia T44 DQ
Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Marie-Amelie le Fur  France T44 27.49 Q
2 April Holmes  United States T44 28.49 Q
3 Suzan Verduijn  Netherlands T44 28.92 Q
4 Stef Reid  Great Britain T44 28.97 q
5 Saki Takakuwa  Japan T44 29.37 q
Wind: Nil

Final[edit]

Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:48.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marlou van Rhijn  Netherlands T43 26.18 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marie-Amelie le Fur  France T44 26.76 WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Katrin Green  Germany T44 27.53 PB
4 Stef Reid  Great Britain T44 28.62 PB
5 Suzan Verduijn  Netherlands T44 28.74 PB
6 Sophie Kamlish  Great Britain T44 29.08 PB
7 Saki Takakuwa  Japan T44 29.71
April Holmes  United States T44 DNS
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "T44 200 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018.
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