Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T53
The women's 400 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 2 September 2021.
| Women's 400 metres T53 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 2 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Chelsea McClammer (USA) | 53.32 | Arbon, Switzerland | 25 May 2017 |
| Paralympic Record |  Zhou Hongzhuan (CHN) | 54.43 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1:02.85 | Anne Wafula |  Kenya |
| America | 53.32 WR | Chelsea McClammer | United States |
| Asia | 54.25 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China |
| Europe | 53.72 | Samantha Kinghorn |  Great Britain |
| Oceania | 54.55 | Angela Ballard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 2 September 2021, at 12:10:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 56.73 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Gao Fang | China | 57.28 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Angie Ballard |  Australia | 58.01 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jessica Frotten | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 59.98 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Yen Hoang | United States | 1:00.58 |
Heat 2 took place on 2 September 2021, at 12:17:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Catherine Debrunner |  Switzerland | 55.21 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 56.14 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Hamide Doğangün |  Turkey | 56.68 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 59.66 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Jessica Cooper Lewis |  Bermuda | 1:01.71 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kelsey Lefevour | United States | 1:04.88 |
Final
The final took place on 2 September, at 19:30:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 56.18 | |
 | 6 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 57.25 | |
 | 3 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 57.29 | |
| 4 | 7 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 57.61 | |
| 5 | 5 | Gao Fang | China | 57.81 | |
| 6 | 8 | Hamide Doğangün | Turkey | 58.67 | |
| 7 | 2 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 59.45 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Frotten | Canada | 1:01.16 |
References
- "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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