Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T11

Women's 400 metres T11 at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France
Dates	30 August 2024 (heats & semi-finals) 31 August 2024 (final)
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Winning time	56.20
Medalists
Lahja Ishitile  Namibia Thalita Simplício  Brazil He Shanshan  China

400 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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The women's 400 metres T11 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, will take place on 30 August 2024.

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

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

World Record	Jerusa Geber dos Santos (BRA)	11.83	São Paulo	25 March 2023
Paralympic Record	Libby Clegg (GBR)	11.91	Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016

Area	Time		Athlete	Location	Date
Africa	12.39		Lahja Ishitile	Kobe	20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)
America	11.83	WR	Jerusa Geber dos Santos	São Paulo	25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)
Asia	11.91		Zhou Guohua	Nottwil	27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)
Europe	11.91	PR	Libby Clegg	Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Oceania	14.42		Karlee Symonds	South Australia	17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)

Results

Round 1

4 heats start on 30 August 2024. First in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1	Liu Cuiqing Guide: Chen Shengming	China	59.09	Q
2	3	Juliana Moko Guide: Abraao Sapalo	Angola	1:03.78	q, SB
3	7	Camila Müller Guide: Vinicius Martins	Brazil	1:05.47	PB
—	5	Angie Pabón Guide: Luis Arizala	Colombia	DNS
Source:[2]

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda	Namibia	57.73	Q
2	3	He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie	China	58.86	q, PB
—	7	Asila Mirzayorova Guide: Abduvokhid Mirzayorov	Uzbekistan	DQ	R7.9.5
Source:[3]

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso	Brazil	58.96	Q
2	7	Suneeporn Tanomwong Guide: Chaiwat Thongjamroon	Thailand	1:02.95	q
3	5	Joanna Mazur Guide: Michał Stawicki	Poland	1:04.01	q
Source:[4]

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel	Colombia	1:00.03	Q
2	3	Irene Suárez Guide: Victor Méndez	Venezuela	1:08.25
—	7	Jhulia Dos Santos Guide: Patrick Souza	Brazil	DQ	R7.10.4
Source:[5]

Semi-finals

Two semi-final heats took place on 30 August 2024. First in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the Final.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda	Namibia	57.74	Q
2	7	He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie	China	58.82	q, PB
3	5	Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel	Colombia	59.72	q
4	1	Joanna Mazur Guide: Michał Stawicki	Poland	1:03.93
Source:[6]

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso	Brazil	58.56	Q
2	3	Liu Cuiqing Guide: Chen Shengming	China	1:00.13
3	1	Juliana Moko Guide: Abraao Sapalo	Angola	1:01.69	PB
4	7	Suneeporn Tanomwong Guide: Chaiwat Thongjamroon	Thailand	1:03.19
Source:[7]

Final

The Final took place on 31 August 2024.

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	3	Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda	Namibia	56.20	PB, AR
	5	Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso	Brazil	57.21	SB
	7	He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie	China	58.25	PB
4	1	Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel	Colombia	1:00.15
Source:[8]

References

1. "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
2. "Women's 400m – T11 – Round 1 – Heat 1/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
3. "Women's 400m – T11 – Round 1 – Heat 2/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
4. "Women's 400m – T11 – Round 1 – Heat 3/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
5. "Women's 400m – T11 – Round 1 – Heat 4/4 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
6. "Women's 400m – T11 – Semi-Final 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
7. "Women's 400m – T11 – Semi-Final 2/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
8. "Women's 400m – T11 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.