Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T12

Women's 100 metres T12 at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Rio Olympic Stadium
Dates	8 and 9 September
Competitors	15
Medalists
Omara Durand  Cuba Elena Chebanu  Azerbaijan Katrin Mueller-Rittgardt  Germany

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
Field events
Long jump	men	women
High jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Club throw	men	women

The Women's 100 metres T12 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 8 and 9 September.^[1] It features 15 athletes from 11 countries.

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Results

Heats

Qualification rule: The winner of each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan	Cuba	11.58	Q, PR
2	Lynda Hamri Guide: Morsli Bouderbala	Algeria	13.52	q
3	Sara Fernande Roldan Guide: n/a	Spain	13.96
			Wind: –0.1 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Alice de Oliveira Correa Guide: Diogo Cardaso da Silva	Brazil	12.31	Q
2	Greilyz Villarroel Guide: Amilcar Zambrano	Tunisia	12.45	q
3	Joyleen Jeffrey Guide: n/a	Papua New Guinea	15.33
–	Oksana Boturchuk Guide: Volodymyr Burakov	Ukraine	DQ
			Wind: ±0.0 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt Guide: Sebastian Fricke	Germany	12.47	Q
2	Shen Yaqin Guide: Li Wen	China	12.64	q
3	Edmilsa Governo Guide: Filipe Jaoa Chaimite	Mozambique	12.65	q, AR
			Wind: –0.4 m/s

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Elena Chebanu Guide: Hakim Ibrahimov	Azerbaijan	12.24	Q
2	Sara Martinez Guide: n/a	Spain	14.59
–	Rose Welepa Guide: Jeffrey John	France	DNS
			Wind: +0.8 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The winner of each semifinal (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
1	3	Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan	Cuba	0.146 0.161	11.55	Q, PR
2	5	Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt Guide: Sebastian Fricke	Germany	0.132 0.157	12.11	q, PB
3	7	Greilyz Villarroel Guide: Amilcar Zambrano	Tunisia	0.201 0.165	12.60
4	1	Lynda Hamri Guide: n/a	Algeria	0.175	13.80
				Wind: –0.1 m/s

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
1	3	Elena Chebanu Guide: Hakim Ibrahimov	Azerbaijan	0.157 0.160	11.81	Q
2	5	Alice de Oliveira Correa Guide: Diogo Cardaso da Silva	Brazil	0.176 0.165	12.20	q, PB
3	1	Edmilsa Governo Guide: Filipe Jaoa Chaimite	Mozambique	0.150 0.154	12.35
4	7	Shen Yaqin Guide: Li Wen	China	0.162 0.165	12.55	SB
				Wind: +0.3 m/s

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	5	Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan	Cuba	0.142 0.170	11.40	WR
	3	Elena Chebanu Guide: Hakim Ibrahimov	Azerbaijan	0.173 0.169	11.71	AR
	7	Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt Guide: Sebastian Fricke	Germany	0.133 0.141	11.99	PB
4	1	Alice de Oliveira Correa Guide: Diogo Cardaso da Silva	Brazil	0.192 0.176	12.26
				Wind: –0.1 m/s

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