The women's 400 metres T54 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris took place on 5 September 2024.
Records Before the competition, the existing records were as follows:
Area Time Athlete Location Date Africa 52.70 Noemi Alphonse Dubai America 51.39 Tatyana McFadden Nottwil Asia 52.03 Tian Yajuan Dubai Europe 50.91 Lea Bayekula Paris Oceania 53.24 Eliza Ault-Connell Arbon
Results Round 1 First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final. Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Manuela Schär 53.69 2 3 Zhou Zhaoqian 53.73 , 3 8 Tatyana McFadden 54.01 4 5 Amanda Kotaja 54.28 5 6 Jéssica Gabrieli Soares Giacomelli 56.29 6 7 Alexandra Helbling 57.26 Source:
Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Lea Bayekula 52.25 2 4 Hannah Dederick 54.62 3 5 Melanie Woods 55.47 4 8 Tian Yajuan 55.72 5 9 Noemi Alphonse 56.04 6 6 Licia Mussinelli 57.96 7 3 Hannah Babalola 1:01.37 Source:
Final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 5 Lea Bayekula 53.05 6 Manuela Schär 53.14 8 Zhou Zhaoqian 54.01 4 7 Hannah Dederick 54.68 5 3 Amanda Kotaja 54.89 6 9 Melanie Woods 55.39 7 2 Tian Yajuan 55.55 — 4 Tatyana McFadden Source:
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