Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon T12

Women's marathon T12 at the XVII Paralympic Games
Start of the race at Georges Valbon park.
Venue	Les Invalides, Paris, France
Dates	8 September 2024
Competitors	10 from 8 nations
Winning time	2:48:36 WR
Medalists
Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi   Morocco Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Abdelhadi El Harti   Morocco Misato Michishita   Japan
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Marathon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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The women's marathon T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 8 September 2024.

Classification

The event is open to T11 and T12 classified athletes.T11 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR score of 2.60 and above. T12 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR range from 1.50-2.60, and/or a maximum visual acuity range of 10 degrees. Athletes may choose to run with a guide. ^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: ^[3] T11 Records

World record	Louzanne Coetzee  (RSA)	3:11:13	Tokyo	5 September 2021
Paralympic record	Louzanne Coetzee  (RSA)	3:11:13	Tokyo	5 September 2021

T12 Records

World record	Misato Michishita  (JPN)	2:54:13	Hōfu	20 December 2020
Paralympic record	Misato Michishita  (JPN)	3:00:50	Tokyo	5 September 2021

Results

Final

The event took place on 8 September 2024:

Rank	Class	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	T12	Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi	Morocco	2:48:36	WR
	T12	Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Abdelhadi El Harti	Morocco	2:58:18	PB
	T12	Misato Michishita	Japan	3:04:23	SB
4	T12	Rosario Gangloff	France	3:13:50
5	T12	Edneusa de Jesus Santos Guide: Allesandro Souza	Brazil	3:17:40
6	T12	Ausra Garunksnyte Guide: Linas Mikalainis	Lithuania	3:18:41	SB
7	T11	Louzanne Coetzee Guide: Claus Kempen	South Africa	3:25:53	SB
8	T12	Maria del Carmen Paredes Rodriguez Guide: Lorenzo Sanchez Martin	Spain	3:36:29
—	T12	Elena Congost Guide: Mia Carol Bruguera	Spain	DQ	R7.9.5
—	T11	He Shanshan	China	DQ	R49.6(b)
Source: [4]

Notes: He Shansan-R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner

Elena Congost-R7.9.5 - Failure of athlete/guide runner to comply with Rule 7.9 (i.e. releasing tether before finish, shortening tether)

References

1. "World Para Athletics Classification" (PDF). 17 February 2023.
2. "How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync". 16 July 2023.
3. "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. "Women's marathon – T12 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.