Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T37

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Women's 200 metres T37
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August 2021
Competitors16 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wen Xiaoyan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jiang Fenfen  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mandy François-Elie  France

The women's 200 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 27 August 2021.

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

Records[]

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

World Record  Wen Xiaoyan (CHN) 27.11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 15 November 2019
Paralympic Record  Lisa McIntosh (AUS) 28.42 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 27.98 Sheryl James  South Africa
America 28.06 Jaleen Roberts  United States
Asia 27.11 WR Wen Xiaoyan  China
Europe 27.21 Georgina Hermitage  Great Britain
Oceania 28.42 PR Lisa McIntosh  Australia

Results[]

Heats[]

Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:37:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Mandy François-Elie  France 27.43 Q, PR
2 4 Jiang Fenfen  China 27.57 Q, SB
3 8 Jaleen Roberts  United States 28.07
4 7  Ukraine 29.40 =PB
5 6  RPC 29.85
5 5 Liezel Gouws  South Africa DQ WPA 18.5a

Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:44:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Wen Xiaoyan  China 27.16 Q, PR
2 2 Sheryl James  South Africa 27.73 Q, AR
3 3 Nataliia Kobzar  Ukraine 28.22 Q
4 5  RPC 28.56 q, PB
5 4  Uzbekistan 29.26 q, SB
- 7  El Salvador DNF
- 8  Mauritius DQ WPA 18.5a

Final[]

The final took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:16:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Wen Xiaoyan  China 26.58 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Jiang Fenfen  China 27.33 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Mandy François-Elie  France 27.34
4 6 Sheryl James  South Africa 27.57 AR
5 8 Nataliia Kobzar  Ukraine 27.92
6 9 Jaleen Roberts  United States 28.02 AR
7 3  RPC 28.84
2  Uzbekistan DNS

References[]

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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