Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T53

Women's 400 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	8 September
Competitors	8 from 4 nations
Winning time	55.47
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhou Hongzhuan File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Angela Ballard File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Huang Lisha File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics								File:Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The Women's 400 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September. The event consisted of a single race. The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World & Paralympic record

Jessica Galli (USA)

54.88

10 September 2008

Beijing, China

Results

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:42.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Zhou Hongzhuan	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	55.47	PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Angela Ballard	File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	56.06	RR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Huang Lisha	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	56.87	PB
4	Shirley Reilly	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	57.18
5	Jessica Galli	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	57.56
6	Madison de Rozario	File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	58.42
7	Anjali Forber Pratt	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	59.34
8	Jessica Cooper Lewis	File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda	1:08.88

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.