Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T34

Women's 200 metres T34 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	6 September
Competitors	11 from 7 nations
Winning time	31.90
Medalists
Hannah Cockroft   Great Britain   Amy Siemons   Netherlands   Desiree Vranken   Netherlands

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/F31–38
Track
100 m		T34		T35		T36
		T37		T38
200 m		T34		T35		T36
		T37		T38
400 m		T36		T38
800 m		T36		T37
1500 m		T37
Field
Long jump		F36			F37-38
Shot put		F32-33				F34
		F37-38
Club throw		F31-32/51
Discus throw		F32-34			F35-36
		F37-38
Javelin throw		F33-34
Women T/F31–38
Track
100 m		T34		T35		T36
		T37		T38
200 m		T34		T35		T36
		T37		T38
400 m		T37
4×100 m relay		T35-38
Field
Long jump		F37-38
Shot put		F32-34			F35-36
		F37
Club throw		F31-32/51
Discus throw		F35-36				F37
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53				F37-38

The Women's 200 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September.^[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record (T33)	Mary Rice (IRL)	38.38	25 October 2000	Sydney, Australia
World & Paralympic record (T34)	Deborah Brennan (GBR)	33.87	25 October 2000	Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T34)	Hannah Cockroft (GBR)	33.20	6 September 2012
Paralympic record (T34)	Hannah Cockroft (GBR)	31.90	6 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:41. 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	Rosemary Little	Australia	T34	34.69	Q, RR
2	Amy Siemons	Netherlands	T34	34.88	Q
3	Yousra Ben Jemaa	Tunisia	T34	36.81	Q, RR
4	Melissa Nicholls	Great Britain	T34	39.41	q
5	Carleigh Dewald	United States	T34	40.36	q
6	Haruka Kitaura	Japan	T34	41.89
				Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Hannah Cockroft	Great Britain	T34	33.20	Q, PR
2	Desiree Vranken	Netherlands	T34	35.56	Q, PB
3	Rachael Burrows	Canada	T34	39.59	Q
4	Kristen Messer	United States	T33	40.45
5	Kristy Pond	Australia	T34	43.92
				Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:44.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
01 !	Hannah Cockroft	Great Britain	T34	31.90	PR
02 !	Amy Siemons	Netherlands	T34	34.16
03 !	Desiree Vranken	Netherlands	T34	34.85	PB
4	Rosemary Little	Australia	T34	35.08
5	Yousra Ben Jemaa	Tunisia	T34	37.68
6	Rachael Burrows	Canada	T34	38.51
7	Melissa Nicholls	Great Britain	T34	40.00
8	Carleigh Dewald	United States	T34	41.53
				Wind: +0.7 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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