The Women's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 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 record (T43)29.4026 July 2002Villeneuve d'Ascq, FranceWorld record (T44)27.1012 July 2008Windsor, CanadaParalympic record (T44)27.5625 September 2004Athens, GreeceBroken records during the 2012 Summer ParalympicsWorld record (T43) 26.18 6 September 2012 World record (T44) 26.76 6 September 2012
Results
Round 1 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 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Marlou van Rhijn T43 26.97 Q2 Katrin Green T44 27.89 Q3 Sophie Kamlish T44 29.62 Q4 Maya Nakanishi T44 30.10 Seng Hon Thin T44 DQ Wind: -0.7 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Marie-Amelie le Fur T44 27.49 Q2 April Holmes T44 28.49 Q3 Suzan Verduijn T44 28.92 Q4 Stef Reid T44 28.97 q5 Saki Takakuwa T44 29.37 q Wind: Nil
Final Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:48. Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes Marlou van Rhijn T43 26.18 WR Marie-Amelie le Fur T44 26.76 WR Katrin Green T44 27.53 PB4 Stef Reid T44 28.62 PB5 Suzan Verduijn T44 28.74 PB6 Sophie Kamlish T44 29.08 PB7 Saki Takakuwa T44 29.71 April Holmes 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.
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