| Women's 200 metres T47 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 16 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
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The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T47 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
18:33 15 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 689 | Alicja Fiodorow |  Poland | 25.85 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | 737 | Anrune Liebenberg |  South Africa | 26.63 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 479 | Sae Tsuji |  Japan | 27.99 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 676 | Yeny Vargas |  Peru | 31.49 | ||
| 6 | 290 | Yengus Dese Azenaw |  Ethiopia | DQ | R18.5 | ||
| 5 | 100 | Teresinha de Jesus Correia Santos |  Brazil | DNS |
18:39 15 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 919 | Deja Young |  United States | 25.58 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 307 | Angelina Lanza |  France | 26.77 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 | 166 | Li Lu |  China | 27.20 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 771 | Amara Indumathi Karunathi Lallwala Palliya G. |  Sri Lanka | 27.55 | q | |
| 5 | 6 | 152 | Amanda Cerna |  Chile | 28.17 | q | |
| 8 | 648 | Anna Grimaldi |  New Zealand | DQ | R18.5 | ||
| 3 | 240 | Yunidis Castillo |  Cuba | DNS |
11:27 16 September 2016: [2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 919 | Deja Young | United States | 25.46 | ||
 | 6 | 689 | Alicja Fiodorow | Poland | 25.61 | ||
 | 7 | 166 | Li Lu | China | 26.26 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 737 | Anrune Liebenberg | South Africa | 26.57 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 307 | Angelina Lanza | France | 26.60 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 771 | Amara Indumathi Karunathi Lallwala Palliya G. | Sri Lanka | 27.54 | ||
| 7 | 8 | 479 | Sae Tsuji | Japan | 27.97 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 152 | Amanda Cerna | Chile | 28.19 |
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The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
