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
Zhou Hongzhuan  China Angela Ballard  Australia Huang Lisha  China

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	55.47	PB
	Angela Ballard	Australia	56.06	RR
	Huang Lisha	China	56.87	PB
4	Shirley Reilly	United States	57.18
5	Jessica Galli	United States	57.56
6	Madison de Rozario	Australia	58.42
7	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	59.34
8	Jessica Cooper Lewis	Bermuda	1:08.88

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