Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T53

The women's 400m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 10 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Women's 400m T53 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	10 September
Competitors	12 from 10 nations
Winning time	54.88
Medalists
Jessica Galli  United States Zhou Hongzhuan  China Anjali Forber Pratt  United States

Results

Heats

Competed from 18:52.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Cheri Blauwet	United States	1:00.03	Q
2	Ilana Duff	Canada	1:00.80	Q
3	Angie Ballard	Australia	1:01.02	Q
4	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	1:01.05	q
5	Evelyn Enciso	Mexico	1:03.31	q
6	Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen	Vietnam	1:08.75

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jessica Galli	United States	56.10	Q, PR
2	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	57.68	Q
3	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	58.76	Q
4	Yadira Soturno	Venezuela	1:04.80
5	Patrice Dockery	Ireland	1:08.95
	Madelene Nordlund	Sweden		DNS

Final

Competed at 18:10.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Jessica Galli	United States	54.88	WR
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	55.28
	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	56.79
4	Cheri Blauwet	United States	57.07
5	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	58.83
6	Ilana Duff	Canada	58.93
7	Angie Ballard	Australia	59.82
8	Evelyn Enciso	Mexico	1:01.89

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DNS = Did not start.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
• "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.