# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres

The Women's 400m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 9 events were contested over this distance.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Fri 27 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | Sat 4 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T11 400m | | R | 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 | China Liu Cuiqing Guide: Xu Donglin | 56.25 GR | Brazil Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso | 56.80 | Colombia Angie Lizeth Pabon Mamian Guide: Luis Arizala | 57.46 |
| T12 details | Cuba Omara Durand Guide: Yuniol Kindelan | 52.58 | Ukraine Oxana Boturchuk Guide: Mykyta Barabanov | 55.33 | Venezuela Alejandra Paola Pérez López Guide: Markinzon Manzanilla | 57.06 |
| T13 details | Lamiya Valiyeva Azerbaijan | 55.00 GR | Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro Spain | 55.53 | Kym Crosby United States | 56.79 |
| T20 details | Breanna Clark United States | 55.18 WR | Yuliia Shuliar Ukraine | 56.18 AR | Jardênia Félix Brazil | 57.43 |
| T37 details | Jiang Fenfen China | 1:01.36 AR | Nataliia Kobzar Ukraine | 1:01.47 | Sheryl James South Africa | 1:03.82 |
| T38 details | Lindy Ave Germany | 1:00.00 WR | Margarita Goncharova RPC | 1:00.14 | Darian Faisury Jiménez Colombia | 1:00.17 AR |
| T47 details | Anrune Weyers South Africa | 56.05 | Lisbeli Vera Andrade Venezuela | 57.32 | Anastasiia Soloveva RPC | 57.59 |
| T53 details | Catherine Debrunner Switzerland | 56.18 | Samantha Kinghorn Great Britain | 57.25 | Zhou Hongzhuan China | 57.29 |
| T54 details | Manuela Schär Switzerland | 53.59 | Cheri Madsen United States | 53.91 | Zhou Zhaoqian China | 54.10 |

## 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 28 August 2021, at 11:45:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Liu Cuiqing | China | 56.25 | PR |
| | 5 | Thalita Simplício | Brazil | 56.80 | PB |
| | 7 | Angie Lizeth Pabon Mamian | Colombia | 57.46 | PB |
| 4 | 1 | Linda Patricia Perez Lopez | Venezuela | 57.71 | PB |

### 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 31 August 2021, at 11:36:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Omara Durand | Cuba | 52.58 | SB |
| | 3 | Oxana Boturchuk | Ukraine | 55.33 | SB |
| | 7 | Alejandra Paola Pérez López | Venezuela | 57.06 | |
| 4 | 1 | Greilyz Greimal Villarroel Hernandez | Venezuela | 57.69 | PB |

### 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 4 September 2021, at 10:08:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Lamiya Valiyeva | Azerbaijan | 55.00 | GR |
| | 7 | Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro | Spain | 55.53 | PB |
| | 3 | Kym Crosby | United States | 56.79 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Nantenin Keïta | France | 57.17 | SB |
| 5 | 8 | Iuliia Ianovskaia | Azerbaijan | 57.18 | |
| 6 | 5 | Edmilsa Governo | Mozambique | 57.68 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mana Sasaki | Japan | 58.05 | AR |
| 8 | 9 | Erin Kerkhoff | United States | 58.06 | PB |

### 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 31 August 2021, at 20:38:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Breanna Clark | United States | 55.18 | WR |
| | 7 | Yuliia Shuliar | Ukraine | 56.18 | AR |
| | 6 | Jardênia Félix | Brazil | 57.43 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Carina Paim | Portugal | 58.83 | |
| 5 | 8 | Justyna Franieczek | Poland | 59.14 | |
| 6 | 9 | Norkelys del Carmen Gonzalez | Venezuela | 59.74 | |
| 7 | 3 | Aimi Toyama | Japan | 59.99 | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin | Malaysia | 1:01.05 | |

### 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 31 August 2021, at 21:45:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 7 | Jiang Fenfen | China | 1:01.36 | AR |
| | 5 | Nataliia Kobzar | Ukraine | 1:01.47 | PB |
| | 6 | Sheryl James | South Africa | 1:03.82 | PB |
| 4 | 2 | Alina Terekh | Ukraine | 1:05.96 | PB |
| 5 | 8 | Liezel Gouws | South Africa | 1:06.85 | SB |
| 6 | 4 | Elena Tretiakova | RPC | 1:07.18 | SB |
| 7 | 3 | Dina Zamly Ali | Egypt | 1:17.73 | SB |
| | 9 | Viktoriia Slanova | RPC | DQ | |

### 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 4 September 2021, at 20:38:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Lindy Ave | Germany | 1:00.00 | WR |
| | 9 | Margarita Goncharova | RPC | 1:00.14 | PB |
| | 7 | Darian Faisury Jiménez | Colombia | 1:00.17 | AR |
| 4 | 8 | Kadeena Cox | Great Britain | 1:01.16 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Luca Ekler | Hungary | 1:01.22 | |
| 6 | 4 | Katty Hurtado | Colombia | 1:01.40 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Rhiannon Clarke | Australia | 1:02.65 | AR |
| 8 | 2 | Ali Smith | Great Britain | 1:03.05 | |

### 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 28 August 2021, at 21:07:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Anrune Weyers | South Africa | 56.05 | SB |
| | 4 | Lisbeli Vera Andrade | Venezuela | 57.32 | PB |
| | 6 | Anastasiia Soloveva | RPC | 57.59 | |
| 4 | 7 | Li Lu | China | 58.51 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sae Tsuji | Japan | 58.98 | |
| 6 | 2 | Amanda Cerna | Chile | 1:00.12 | |
| 7 | 3 | Alissa Jordaan | Australia | 1:01.30 | |
| | 9 | Fernanda Yara da Silva | Brazil | DQ | WPA 18.5a |

### 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 2 September, at 19:30:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 56.18 |
| | 6 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 57.25 |
| | 3 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 57.29 |
| 4 | 7 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 57.61 |
| 5 | 5 | Gao Fang | China | 57.81 |
| 6 | 8 | Hamide Doğangün | Turkey | 58.67 |
| 7 | 2 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 59.45 |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Frotten | Canada | 1:01.16 |

### 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 2 September, at 19:40:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 53.59 | |
| | 3 | Cheri Madsen | United States | 53.91 | |
| | 6 | Zhou Zhaoqian | China | 54.10 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 54.35 | |
| 5 | 8 | Zou Lihong | China | 54.82 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse | Mauritius | 56.15 | |
| 7 | 2 | Eliza Ault-Connell | Australia | 56.54 | |
| 8 | 1 | Merle Menje | Germany | 56.69 | |