Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T53

The Women's 200 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September.[1] The event consisted of a single race.

Women's 200 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	6 September
Competitors	8 from 5 nations
Winning time	29.18
Medalists
Huang Lisha  China Angela Ballard  Australia Zhou Hongzhuan  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 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:[2]

World & Paralympic record

Huang Lisha (CHN)

29.17

15 September 2008

Beijing, China

Results

Competed 6 September 2012 at 21:08.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Huang Lisha	China	29.18	PB
	Angela Ballard	Australia	29.35	RR
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	29.40	PB
4	Jessica Galli	United States	29.82
5	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	30.27
6	Madison de Rozario	Australia	30.33	PB
7	Anita Fordjour	Ghana	34.31	RR
8	Jessica Cooper Lewis	Bermuda	34.76
			Wind: +0.7 m/s

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

References

1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
2. "T53 200 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.