| Women's 400 metres T47 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 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 400 metres T47 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 14 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
10:00 13 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 166 | Lu Li |  China | 1:00.77 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 479 | Sae Tsuji |  Japan | 1:01.85 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 | 771 | Amara Indumathi Karunathi Lallwala Palliya G. |  Sri Lanka | 1:02.07 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 916 | Amy Watt |  United States | 1:04.56 | q | |
| 5 | 240 | Yunidis Castillo |  Cuba | DSQ |
10:07 13 September 2016: [1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 737 | Anrune Liebenberg |  South Africa | 1:01.79 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | 100 | Teresinha de Jesus Correia Santos |  Brazil | 1:01.88 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 152 | Amanda Cerna |  Chile | 1:02.03 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | 676 | Yeny Vargas |  Peru | 1:09.23 | q | |
| 7 | 290 | Yengus Dese Azenaw |  Ethiopia | DSQ |
18:26 14 September 2016: [2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | 166 | Lu Li | China | 58.09 | ||
 | 4 | 737 | Anrune Liebenberg | South Africa | 58.88 | ||
 | 3 | 479 | Sae Tsuji | Japan | 1:00.62 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 152 | Amanda Cerna | Chile | 1:01.48 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 771 | Amara Indumathi Karunathi Lallwala Palliya G. | Sri Lanka | 1:01.74 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 916 | Amy Watt | United States | 1:04.21 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 676 | Yeny Vargas | Peru | 1:09.63 | ||
| 5 | 100 | Teresinha de Jesus Correia Santos | Brazil | DSQ |
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The Men's 400m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. A total of 15 events were contested over this distance for 19 different classifications.
The Women's 200m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 17, 2016. A total of 6 events were contested over this distance for 8 different classifications.
The Women's 400m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 September to 17 September 2016. A total of 12 events were contested over this distance for 15 different classifications.
The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of four events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
