Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T37
| Women's 200 metres T37 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26.58 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 200 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 27 August 2021.
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 (ie hemiplegia).
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Wen Xiaoyan (CHN) | 27.11 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 15 November 2019 |
| Paralympic Record |  Lisa McIntosh (AUS) | 28.42 | Sydney, Australia | 27 October 2000 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 27.98 | Sheryl James |  South Africa |
| America | 28.06 | Jaleen Roberts |  United States |
| Asia | 27.11 WR | Wen Xiaoyan | China |
| Europe | 27.21 | Georgina Hermitage |  Great Britain |
| Oceania | 28.42 PR | Lisa McIntosh |  Australia |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:37:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mandy François-Elie |  France | 27.43 | Q, PR |
| 2 | 4 | Jiang Fenfen |  China | 27.57 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Jaleen Roberts |  United States | 28.07 | |
| 4 | 7 | Alina Terekh |  Ukraine | 29.40 | =PB |
| 5 | 6 | Elena Tretiakova |  RPC | 29.85 | |
| 5 | 5 | Liezel Gouws |  South Africa | DQ | WPA 18.5a |
Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:44:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Wen Xiaoyan | China | 27.16 | Q, PR |
| 2 | 2 | Sheryl James | South Africa | 27.73 | Q, AR |
| 3 | 3 | Nataliia Kobzar | Ukraine | 28.22 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Viktoriia Slanova | RPC | 28.56 | q, PB |
| 5 | 4 | Sabina Sukhanova |  Uzbekistan | 29.26 | q, SB |
| - | 7 | Norma Salinas |  El Salvador | DNF | |
| - | 8 | Anais Anne Lise Angeline |  Mauritius | DQ | WPA 18.5a |
Final
[edit]The final took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:16:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Wen Xiaoyan | China | 26.58 | WR |
 | 7 | Jiang Fenfen | China | 27.33 | PB |
 | 5 | Mandy François-Elie | France | 27.34 | |
| 4 | 6 | Sheryl James | South Africa | 27.57 | AR |
| 5 | 8 | Nataliia Kobzar | Ukraine | 27.92 | |
| 6 | 9 | Jaleen Roberts | United States | 28.02 | AR |
| 7 | 3 | Viktoriia Slanova | RPC | 28.84 | |
| 2 | Sabina Sukhanova | Uzbekistan | DNS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.