Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T53

	Women's 400 metres T53; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	8 September
Competitors	8 from 4 nations
Winning time	55.47
Medalists

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/F51–58
Track
100 m	T51		T52	T53		T54
200 m			T52	T53
400 m			T52	T53		T54
800 m			T52	T53		T54
1500 m						T54
5000 m						T54
4×400 m relay				T53-54
Road
Marathon						T54
Field
Shot put		F52-3			F54-6
		F57-8
Club throw		F31-32/51
Discus throw		F51-3			F54-6
		F57-8
Javelin throw		F52-3			F54-6
		F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m			T52	T53		T54
200 m			T52	T53
400 m				T53		T54
800 m				T53		T54
1500 m						T54
5000 m						T54
Road
Marathon						T54
Field
Shot put					F54-6
		F57-8
Club throw		F31-32/51
Discus throw		F51-3
		F57-8
Javelin throw	F33-34/52-53				F54-6
		F57-8

The Women's 400 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.^[1] The event consisted of a single race.

Records

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

World & Paralympic record	Jessica Galli (USA)	54.88	10 September 2008	Beijing, China

Competed 8 September 2012 at 21:42.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	55.47	PB
	Angela Ballard	Australia	56.06	RR
	Huang Lisha	China	56.87	PB
4	Shirley Reilly	United States	57.18
5	Jessica Galli	United States	57.56
6	Madison de Rozario	Australia	58.42
7	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	59.34
8	Jessica Cooper Lewis	Bermuda	1:08.88