Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T54

The women's 400 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 2 September 2021.

Women's 400 metres T54
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates2 September 2021
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cheri Madsen  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhou Zhaoqian  China

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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

World Record Tatyana McFadden (USA)51.90Arbon, Switzerland4 June 2015
Paralympic Record Chantal Petitclerc (CAN)51.91Athens, Greece25 September 2004
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa57.52Marie Desirella Brandy Perrine Mauritius
America51.90 WRTatyana McFadden United States
Asia53.12Zou Lihong China
Europe52.56Manuela Schär  Switzerland
Oceania53.24Eliza Ault-Connell Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 2 September 2021, at 12:42:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Manuela Schär Switzerland54.29Q
27Zhou Zhaoqian China55.46Q, SB
35Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse Mauritius55.99Q, AR
46Eliza Ault-Connell Australia56.89q
52Amanda Kotaja Finland57.70
63Hannah Dederick United States57.77
78Zübeyde Süpürgeci Turkey59.39

Heat 2 took place on 2 September 2021, at 12:49:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
18Cheri Madsen United States53.16Q, SB
25Tatyana McFadden United States53.81Q
33Zou Lihong China55.00Q, SB
44Merle Menje Germany55.24q, PB
57Marie Desirella Brandy Perrine Mauritius58.72
66Mel Woods Great Britain59.11

Final

The final took place on 2 September, at 19:40:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Manuela Schär Switzerland53.59
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3Cheri Madsen United States53.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Zhou Zhaoqian China54.10PB
45Tatyana McFadden United States54.35
58Zou Lihong China54.82SB
67Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse Mauritius56.15
72Eliza Ault-Connell Australia56.54
81Merle Menje Germany56.69

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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