Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T13
| Women's 400 metres T13 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 2–4 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 400 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place between 2–4 September 2021.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Marla Runyan (USA) |
54.46 | Los Angeles, United States | 3 January 1995 |
| Paralympic Record |  Omara Durand (CUB) |
55.12 | London, United Kingdom | 3 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 55.56 | Sanaa Benhama |  Morocco
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| America | 54.46 WR | Marla Runyan | United States
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| Asia | 58.08 |  Japan
| |
| Europe | 55.70 | Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro |  Spain
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| Oceania | 1:05.00 |  Australia
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Results[]
Heats[]
Heat 1 took place on 2 September 2021, at 21:21:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nantenin Keïta |  France |
57.40 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 |  United States |
58.30 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 |  RPC |
58.56 | PB | |
| 4 | 7 |  Uganda |
59.09 | PB | |
| 5 | 5 |  Malawi |
1:11.74 | SB | |
| 6 | Leilia Adzhametova |  Ukraine |
DNS |
Heat 2 took place on 2 September 2021, at 21:29:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Edmilsa Governo |  Mozambique |
55.50 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 3 |  Azerbaijan |
56.55 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 4 |  Brazil |
59.54 | ||
| 4 | 8 | United States |
1:04.76 | ||
| 5 | 5 |  |
1:05.79 | PB | |
| 6 | 7 |  Costa Rica |
1:09.22 |
Heat 3 took place on 2 September 2021, at 21:37:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro |  Spain |
55.70 | Q, =AR |
| 2 | 6 | Lamiya Valiyeva | Azerbaijan |
55.71 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 5 | Kym Crosby | United States |
58.14 | q |
| 4 | 3 |  Japan |
58.48 | q, SB | |
| 5 | 7 |  Botswana |
1:04.18 |
Final[]
The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 10:08:[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Lamiya Valiyeva | Azerbaijan |
55.00 | GR |
 |
7 | Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro | Spain |
55.53 | PB |
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3 | Kym Crosby | United States |
56.79 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Nantenin Keïta | France |
57.17 | SB |
| 5 | 8 | Azerbaijan |
57.18 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Edmilsa Governo | Mozambique |
57.68 | |
| 7 | 2 | Japan |
58.05 | AR | |
| 8 | 9 | United States |
58.06 | PB |
References[]
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Heat 3 results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 2021 in women's athletics