# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T38

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| 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/F31–38 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T34 | | T35 | | T36 |
| | T37 | | T38 | | |
| 200 m | T34 | | T35 | | T36 |
| | T37 | | T38 | | |
| 400 m | T36 | | T38 | | |
| 800 m | T36 | | T37 | | |
| 1500 m | T37 | | | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F36 | | | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Shot put | F32-33 | F32-33 | F32-33 | | F34 |
| | F37-38 | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | F32-34 | F32-34 | F32-34 | F35-36 | F35-36 |
| | F37-38 | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34 | F33-34 | F33-34 |
| Women T/F31–38 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T34 | | T35 | | T36 |
| | T37 | | T38 | | |
| 200 m | T34 | | T35 | | T36 |
| | T37 | | T38 | | |
| 400 m | T37 |
| 4×100 m relay | T35-38 | T35-38 | T35-38 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F37-38 | F37-38 |
| Shot put | F32-34 | F32-34 | F32-34 | F35-36 | F35-36 |
| | F37 |
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 | F31-32/51 |
| Discus throw | F35-36 | F35-36 | F35-36 | | F37 |
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | F33-34/52-53 | | F37-38 |
The Women's 200 metres T38 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September. The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.
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.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World & Paralympic record | Inna Dyachenko (UKR) | 27.81 | 12 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Chen Junfei (CHN) | 27.39 | 6 September 2012 | |

## Results
### Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 10:17. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Inna Stryzhak | Ukraine | 28.91 | Q |
| 2 | Margarita Goncharova | Russia | 29.06 | Q |
| 3 | Xiong Dezhi | China | 29.10 | Q |
| 4 | Torita Isaac | Australia | 29.36 | q |
| 5 | Olivia Breen | Great Britain | 29.75 | q |
| 6 | Jenifer Santos | Brazil | 32.03 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | Wind: +0.5 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chen Junfei | China | 28.29 | Q |
| 2 | Tamira Slaby | Germany | 28.63 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Sonia Mansour | Tunisia | 29.10 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Katie Parrish | Australia | 30.94 | |
| 5 | Norsyazwani Binti Abdullah | Malaysia | 31.83 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

### Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:52.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Chen Junfei | China | 27.39 | WR |
| | Margarita Goncharova | Russia | 27.82 | PB |
| | Inna Stryzhak | Ukraine | 28.18 | PB |
| 4 | Xiong Dezhi | China | 28.62 | PB |
| 5 | Tamira Slaby | Germany | 29.14 | |
| 6 | Sonia Mansour | Tunisia | 29.32 | |
| 7 | Torita Isaac | Australia | 29.78 | |
| 8 | Olivia Breen | Great Britain | 30.22 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.