Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T44

Women's 200 metres T44 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	5 to 6 September
Competitors	10 from 9,000 nations
Winning time	26.18
Medalists
Marlou van Rhijn  Netherlands Marie-Amelie le Fur  France Katrin Green  Germany

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F42–46
Track
100 m		T42		T44		T46
200 m		T42		T44		T46
400 m				T44		T46
800 m						T46
1500 m						T46
4×100 m relay			T42-46
Road
Marathon						T46
Field
Long jump			F42-44			F46
Triple jump						F46
High jump		F42				F46
Shot put			F42-44			F46
Discus throw		F42		F44
Javelin throw		F42		F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m		T42		T44		T46
200 m				T44		T46
400 m						T46
Field
Long jump			F42-44			F46
Shot put			F42-44
Javelin throw						F46

The Women's 200 metres T44 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 5 to 6 September.^[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Records

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

World record (T43)	Shea Cowart (USA)	29.40	26 July 2002	Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
World record (T44)	April Holmes (USA)	27.10	12 July 2008	Windsor, Canada
Paralympic record (T44)		27.56	25 September 2004	Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record (T43)	Marlou van Rhijn (NED)	26.18	6 September 2012
World record (T44)	Marie-Amelie le Fur (FRA)	26.76	6 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 5 September 2012 from 11:06. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Marlou van Rhijn	Netherlands	T43	26.97	Q
2	Katrin Green	Germany	T44	27.89	Q
3	Sophie Kamlish	Great Britain	T44	29.62	Q
4	Maya Nakanishi	Japan	T44	30.10
	Seng Hon Thin	Cambodia	T44	DQ
				Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Marie-Amelie le Fur	France	T44	27.49	Q
2	April Holmes	United States	T44	28.49	Q
3	Suzan Verduijn	Netherlands	T44	28.92	Q
4	Stef Reid	Great Britain	T44	28.97	q
5	Saki Takakuwa	Japan	T44	29.37	q
				Wind: Nil

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:48.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
	Marlou van Rhijn	Netherlands	T43	26.18	WR
	Marie-Amelie le Fur	France	T44	26.76	WR
	Katrin Green	Germany	T44	27.53	PB
4	Stef Reid	Great Britain	T44	28.62	PB
5	Suzan Verduijn	Netherlands	T44	28.74	PB
6	Sophie Kamlish	Great Britain	T44	29.08	PB
7	Saki Takakuwa	Japan	T44	29.71
	April Holmes	United States	T44	DNS
				Wind: +1.0 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNS = Did not start.

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