# Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T52–54

Women's 400m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in three disability classes.

## T52

The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Lisa Franks, representing Canada.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

#### Heat 1

23 Sept. 2004, 19:35
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lisa Franks (CAN) | 1:11.95 | PR Q |
| 2 | Lucía Sosa (MEX) | 1:21.37 | Q |
| 3 | Erin Johnson (USA) | 1:26.22 | Q |
| 4 | Teri Thorson (CAN) | 1:26.83 | q |
| 5 | Karen Lewis-Archer (GBR) | 1:27.46 | |

#### Heat 2

23 Sept. 2004, 19:42
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Pia Schmid (SUI) | 1:23.15 | Q |
| 2 | Miki Yoda (JPN) | 1:23.42 | Q |
| 3 | Leticia Torres (MEX) | 1:24.57 | Q |
| 4 | Gemma Buchholz (AUS) | 1:26.26 | q |
| 5 | Karen March (CAN) | 1:28.31 | |

### Final Round

24 Sept. 2004, 21:35
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| | Lisa Franks (CAN) | 1:09.52 | WR |
| | Lucía Sosa (MEX) | 1:20.79 | |
| | Leticia Torres (MEX) | 1:22.27 | |
| 4 | Pia Schmid (SUI) | 1:22.61 | |
| 5 | Gemma Buchholz (AUS) | 1:22.67 | |
| 6 | Miki Yoda (JPN) | 1:24.13 | |
| 7 | Erin Johnson (USA) | 1:25.33 | |
| 8 | Teri Thorson (CAN) | 1:25.62 | |

## T53

The T53 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE, representing Great Britain.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

#### Heat 1

25 Sept. 2004, 18:00
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Madelene Nordlund (SWE) | 57.37 | PR Q |
| 2 | Francesca Porcellato (ITA) | 57.46 | Q |
| 3 | Jessica Galli (USA) | 58.46 | Q |
| 4 | Miriam Nibley (USA) | 1:01.39 | q |
| 5 | Thi Khoa Nhu (VIE) | 1:03.26 | |

#### Heat 2

25 Sept. 2004, 18:07
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE (GBR) | 58.09 | Q |
| 2 | Shirley Reilly (USA) | 1:01.40 | Q |
| 3 | Anne Wafula (KEN) | 1:02.85 | Q |
| 4 | Angela Ballard (AUS) | 1:03.01 | q |

### Final Round

27 Sept. 2004, 10:50
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| | Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE (GBR) | 57.36 | PR |
| | Madelene Nordlund (SWE) | 58.32 | |
| | Francesca Porcellato (ITA) | 59.59 | |
| 4 | Jessica Galli (USA) | 1:01.00 | |
| 5 | Shirley Reilly (USA) | 1:01.01 | |
| 6 | Miriam Nibley (USA) | 1:02.13 | |
| 7 | Angela Ballard (AUS) | 1:02.73 | |
| 8 | Anne Wafula (KEN) | 1:04.48 | |

## T54

The T54 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Chantal Petitclerc, representing Canada

### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Diane Roy (CAN) | 56.82 | Q |
| 2 | Rachel Potter (GBR) | 1:01.23 | Q |
| 3 | Messaouda Sifi (TUN) | 1:02.16 | |
| 4 | Simone Buess (SUI) | 1:02.18 | |
| 5 | Ezzouha Edidal (MTN) | 1:28.75 | |
| | Wen Qing (CHN) | DNS | |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jessica Matassa (CAN) | 56.41 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana McFadden (USA) | 56.70 | Q |
| 3 | Eliza Stankovic (AUS) | 56.76 | Q |
| 4 | Manuela Schaer (SUI) | 57.95 | q |
| 5 | Chen Yu Lien (TPE) | 59.65 | |
| 6 | Yazmith Bataz (MEX) | 1:02.02 | |

### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) | 54.38 | Q |
| 2 | Louise Sauvage (AUS) | 55.72 | Q |
| 3 | Yvonne Sehmisch (GER) | 59.20 | |
| 4 | Samira Berri (TUN) | 1:00.20 | |
| 5 | Jennifer Goeckel (USA) | 1:00.81 | |

### Final Round

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| | Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) | 51.91 |
| | Louise Sauvage (AUS) | 53.42 |
| | Diane Roy (CAN) | 54.80 |
| 4 | Jessica Matassa (CAN) | 55.51 |
| 5 | Tatyana McFadden (USA) | 56.24 |
| 6 | Manuela Schaer (SUI) | 56.47 |
| 7 | Eliza Stankovic (AUS) | 57.01 |
| 8 | Rachel Potter (GBR) | 1:00.46 |