Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T36

The women's 200 metres T36 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 28 and 29 August 2021.

Women's 200 metres T36
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates28–29 August 2021
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Shi Yiting China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Danielle Aitchison New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Yanina Martínez Argentina
2016

The T36 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record  Shi Yiting (CHN)28.21Dubai, United Arab Emirates9 November 2019
Paralympic Record  Wang Fang (CHN)28.60Athens, Greece26 September 2004
AreaTimeAthleteNation
Africa35.65Syrine Bessaidi  Tunisia
America30.31Yanina Martínez  Argentina
Asia28.21 WRShi Yiting  China
Europe29.67Elena Ivanova  Russia
Oceania29.86Danielle Aitchison  New Zealand

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 21:26:[2]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
17Danielle Aitchison  New Zealand30.12Q
24Yanina Martínez  Argentina30.97Q, SB
35Samira Da Silva Brito  Brazil31.82Q
46Elena Sviridova  RPC34.19
53Yam Kwok Fan  Hong Kong34.79SB

Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 21:33:[3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Shi Yiting  China29.37Q, SB
24Nicole Nicoleitzik  Germany31.31Q
37Jeon Min-jae  South Korea31.37Q, SB
46Cheyenne Bouthoorn  Netherlands31.62q
53Tascitha Oliveira Cruz  Brazil32.30q, SB

Final

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 12:10:[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Shi Yiting  China28.21=WR
7Danielle Aitchison  New Zealand29.88
5Yanina Martínez  Argentina30.96SB
49Jeon Min-jae  South Korea31.17SB
53Cheyenne Bouthoorn  Netherlands31.30
68Samira Da Silva Brito  Brazil31.92
72Tascitha Oliveira Cruz  Brazil32.91
4Nicole Nicoleitzik  GermanyDQWPA 18.5a

References