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

400 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics :
* Men · T11 · T12 · T13 · T20 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T62 Women · T11 · T12 · T13 · T20 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T53 · T54 ·
The Women's 400m athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France from 30 August to 7 September, 2024. A total of 9 events were contested over this distance.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Fri 30 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sat 7 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T11 400m | R | ½ | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T12 400m | | | | | | | | R | F | | | | | | | | | |
| T13 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | | | F | |
| T20 400m | | | | | | | | R | | F | | | | | | | | |
| T37 400m | | | | | | | | R | | F | | | | | | | | |
| T38 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | | F |
| T47 400m | | R | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T53 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | F | | | | |
| T54 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | F | | | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 400 metres events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| T11 details | Lahja Ishitile Namibia Guide: Sem Shimanda | 56.20 | Thalita Simplício Brazil Guide: Felipe Veloso da Silva | 57.21 | He Shanshan China Guide: You Junjie | 58.25 |
| T12 details | Omara Durand Cuba Guide: Yuniol Kindelan Vargas | 53.59 | Hajar Safarzadeh Iran | 55.39 | Oksana Boturchuk Ukraine Guide: Mykyta Barabanov | 55.67 |
| T13 details | Rayane Soares da Silva Brazil | 53.55 WR | Lamiya Valiyeva Azerbaijan | 55.09 | Carolina Duarte Portugal | 55.52 |
| T20 details | Yuliia Shuliar Ukraine | 55.16 PB | Aysel Önder Turkey | 55.23 | Deepthi Jeevanji India | 55.82 |
| T37 details | Nataliia Kobzar Ukraine | 1:00.92 PB | Jiang Fenfen China | 1:01.88 SB | Viktoriia Slanova Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 1:03.61 PB |
| T38 details | Karen Palomeque Colombia | 58.67 WR | Luca Ekler Hungary | 59.35 AR | Lindy Ave Germany | 1:00.37 SB |
| T47 details | Fernanda Yara da Silva Brazil | 56.74 | Lisbeli Vera Andrade Venezuela | 56.78 | Maria Clara Augusto Brazil | 57.20 |
| T53 details | Catherine Debrunner Switzerland | 51.60 PR | Samantha Kinghorn Great Britain | 53.45 | Zhou Hongzhuan China | 55.09 |
| T54 details | Léa Bayekula Belgium | 53.05 | Manuela Schär Switzerland | 53.15 | Zhou Zhaoqian China | 54.01 |

## Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 400 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

### T11

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.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2024, at 19:58:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda | Namibia | 56.20 | PR |
| | 5 | Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso da Silva | Brazil | 57.21 | SB |
| | 7 | He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie | China | 58.25 | PB |
| 4 | 1 | Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel Palmera | Colombia | 1:00.15 | |

### T12

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 12:14:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan Vargas | Cuba | 53.59 | SB |
| | 3 | Hajar Safarzadeh | Iran | 55.39 | AR |
| | 7 | Oksana Boturchuk Guide: Mykyta Barabanov | Ukraine | 55.67 | SB |
| 4 | 1 | Alejandra Paola Pérez López Guide: Markinzon Daniel Manzanilla Velasquez | Venezuela | 56.64 | |

### T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
The final in this classification took place on 7 September 2024, at 10:22:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 8 | Rayane Soares da Silva | Brazil | 53.55 | WR |
| | 5 | Lamiya Valiyeva | Azerbaijan | 55.09 | |
| | 6 | Carolina Duarte | Portugal | 55.52 | |
| 4 | 3 | Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro | Spain | 56.98 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Erin Kerkhoff | United States | 57.19 | |
| 6 | 9 | Nantenin Keita | France | 57.43 | |
| 7 | 4 | Mana Sasaki | Japan | 58.35 | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Mariia Ulianenko | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 58.96 | |

### T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 19:08:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Yuliia Shuliar | Ukraine | 55.16 | PB |
| | 8 | Aysel Önder | Turkey | 55.23 | |
| | 7 | Deepthi Jeevanji | India | 55.82 | |
| 4 | 5 | Breanna Clark | United States | 56.43 | |
| 5 | 9 | Leonela Coromoto Vera Colina | Venezuela | 57.18 | |
| 6 | 3 | Lizanshela Angulo | Ecuador | 57.90 | |
| 7 | 4 | Antônia Keyla da Silva | Brazil | 58.34 | |
| 8 | 2 | Telaya Blacksmith | Australia | 59.37 | |

### T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 21:41:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 8 | Nataliia Kobzar | Ukraine | 1:00.92 | PB |
| | 6 | Jiang Fenfen | China | 1:01.88 | SB |
| | 7 | Viktoriia Slanova | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 1:03.61 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Sheryl James | South Africa | 1:06.88 | |
| 5 | 2 | Liezel Gouws | South Africa | 1:08.33 | |
| 6 | 4 | Laure Ustaritz | France | 1:09.20 | |
| 7 | 9 | Neda Bahi | Tunisia | 1:11.52 | |
| 8 | 3 | Selma van Kerm | Belgium | 1:14.80 | |

### T38

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.
The final in this classification took place on 7 September 2024, at 20:31:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 8 | Karen Palomeque | Colombia | 58.67 | WR |
| | 6 | Luca Ekler | Hungary | 59.35 | AR |
| | 7 | Lindy Ave | Germany | 1:00.37 | SB |
| 4 | 5 | Margarita Goncharova | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 1:00.64 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rhiannon Clarke | Australia | 1:00.81 | AR |
| 6 | 4 | Ali Smith | Great Britain | 1:00.88 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Nele Moos | Germany | 1:00.91 | PB |
| 8 | 2 | Sofia Pace | France | 1:02.29 | PB |

### T47

The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2024, at 21:19:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Fernanda Yara da Silva | Brazil | 56.74 | PB |
| | 8 | Lisbeli Marina Vera Andrade | Venezuela | 56.78 | PB |
| | 4 | Maria Clara Augusto da Silva | Brazil | 57.20 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Petra Luteran | Hungary | 57.41 | PB |
| 5 | 7 | Amanda Rummery | Canada | 58.02 | |
| 6 | 9 | Anastasiia Soloveva | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 58.20 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Sae Tsuji | Japan | 59.13 | SB |
| 8 | 3 | Jule Ross | Germany | 59.47 | |

### T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 19:25:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 51.60 | PR |
| | 6 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 53.45 | |
| | 7 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 55.09 | |
| 4 | 8 | Gao Fang | China | 56.53 | |
| 5 | 4 | Hamide Doğangün | Turkey | 56.90 | SB |
| 6 | 9 | Angela Ballard | Australia | 59.12 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jessica Cooper Lewis | Bermuda | 1:00.82 | |
| 8 | 2 | Chelsea Stein | United States | 1:06.47 | |

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 19:33:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Léa Bayekula | Belgium | 53.05 |
| | 6 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 53.14 |
| | 8 | Zhou Zhaoqian | China | 54.01 |
| 4 | 7 | Hannah Dederick | United States | 54.68 |
| 5 | 3 | Amanda Kotaja | Finland | 54.89 |
| 6 | 9 | Melanie Woods | Great Britain | 55.39 |
| 7 | 2 | Jessica Cooper Lewis | Bermuda | 55.55 |
| — | 4 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | DQ |