Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T34

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Women's 200 metres T34
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates6 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time31.90
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hannah Cockroft Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Amy Siemons Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Desiree Vranken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T36 T38
800 m T36 T37
1500 m T37
Field
Long jump F36 F37-38
Shot put F32-33 F34
F37-38
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F32-34 F35-36
F37-38
Javelin throw F33-34
Women T/F31–38
Track
100 m   T34   T35   T36
T37 T38
200 m T34 T35 T36
T37 T38
400 m T37
4×100 m relay T35-38
Field
Long jump F37-38
Shot put F32-34 F35-36
F37
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F35-36 F37
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F37-38

The Women's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September. [1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Contents

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows: [2]

World & Paralympic record (T33)Flag of Ireland.svg  Mary Rice  (IRL)38.3825 October 2000 Sydney, Australia
World & Paralympic record (T34)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Deborah Brennan  (GBR)33.8725 October 2000 Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T34)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Cockroft  (GBR)33.206 September 2012
Paralympic record (T34)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Cockroft  (GBR)31.906 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:41. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Rosemary Little Flag of Australia.svg  Australia T3434.69Q, RR
2 Amy Siemons Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands T3434.88Q
3 Yousra Ben Jemaa Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia T3436.81Q, RR
4 Melissa Nicholls Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain T3439.41q
5 Carleigh Dewald Flag of the United States.svg  United States T3440.36q
6 Haruka Kitaura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T3441.89
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 Hannah Cockroft Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain T3433.20Q, PR
2 Desiree Vranken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands T3435.56Q, PB
3 Rachael Burrows Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada T3439.59Q
4 Kristen Messer Flag of the United States.svg  United States T3340.45
5 Kristy Pond Flag of Australia.svg  Australia T3443.92
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:44.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Hannah Cockroft Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain T3431.90PR
Silver medal icon.svg Amy Siemons Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands T3434.16
Bronze medal icon.svg Desiree Vranken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands T3434.85PB
4 Rosemary Little Flag of Australia.svg  Australia T3435.08
5 Yousra Ben Jemaa Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia T3437.68
6 Rachael Burrows Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada T3438.51
7 Melissa Nicholls Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain T3440.00
8 Carleigh Dewald Flag of the United States.svg  United States T3441.53
Wind: +0.7 m/s

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

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. "T34 200 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.