# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T12

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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/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
| Women T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
The Women's 200 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September. The event consisted of 3 heats and a final.
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.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World & Paralympic record | Assia El Hannouni (FRA) | 24.84 | 16 September 2008 |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Assia El Hannouni (FRA) | 24.80 | 6 September 2012 |
| World record | Assia El Hannouni (FRA) | 24.46 | 6 September 2012 |

## Results
### Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 12:55. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Assia El Hannouni Guide: Gautier Simounet | France | 24.80 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Zhou Guohua Guide: Li Jie | China | 24.89 | q, RR |
| 3 | Volha Zinkevich | Belarus | 26.97 | PB |
| 4 | Daniela E. Velasco Maldonado Guide: Jose Guadalupe Fuentes Ortiz | Mexico | 26.97 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Oxana Boturchuk | Ukraine | 25.20 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Alice de Oliveira Correa Guide: Diogo Cardoso da Silva | Brazil | 25.92 | PB |
| 3 | Hanka Kolníková Guide: Jan Surgac | Slovakia | 26.32 | |
| 4 | Maria Muchavo | Mozambique | 28.28 | PB |
| | | | Wind: +0.9 m/s | Wind: +0.9 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zhu Daqing Guide: Zhang Hui | China | 24.80 | Q, =WR |
| 2 | Libby Clegg Guide: Mikail Huggins | Great Britain | 25.10 | PB |
| 3 | Elisabetta Stefanini Guide: Massimo di Marcello | Italy | 27.14 | |
| 4 | Hanah Ngendo Mwangi | Kenya | DQ | |
| | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |

### Final

Competed 6 September 2012 at 19:16.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Assia El Hannouni Guide: Gautier Simounet | France | 24.46 | WR |
| | Zhou Guohua Guide: Li Jie | China | 24.66 | RR |
| | Zhu Daqing Guide: Zhang Hui | China | 24.88 | |
| 4 | Oxana Boturchuk | Ukraine | 24.92 | PB |
| | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.