Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T11

The women's 400 metres T11 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, will take place on 30 August 2024.

Women's 400 metres T11 at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France
Dates	30 August 2024 (heats & semi-finals) 31 August 2024 (final)
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Winning time	56.20
Medalists
Lahja Ishitile  Namibia Thalita Simplício  Brazil He Shanshan  China

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:

World record	Jerusa Geber dos Santos (BRA)	11.83	São Paulo	25 March 2023
Paralympic record	Libby Clegg (GBR)	11.91	Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016

Area	Time		Athlete	Location	Date
Africa	12.39		Lahja Ishitile	Kobe	20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)
America	11.83	WR	Jerusa Geber dos Santos	São Paulo	25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)
Asia	11.91		Zhou Guohua	Nottwil	27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)
Europe	11.91	PR	Libby Clegg	Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Oceania	14.42		Karlee Symonds	South Australia	17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)

Results

Round 1

4 heats start on 30 August 2024. First in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1	Liu Cuiqing Guide: Chen Shengming	China	59.09	Q
2	3	Juliana Moko Guide: Abraao Sapalo	Angola	1:03.78	q, SB
3	7	Camila Müller Guide: Vinicius Martins	Brazil	1:05.47	PB
—	5	Angie Pabón Guide: Luis Arizala	Colombia	DNS
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Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda	Namibia	57.73	Q
2	3	He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie	China	58.86	q, PB
—	7	Asila Mirzayorova Guide: Abduvokhid Mirzayorov	Uzbekistan	DQ	R7.9.5
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Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso	Brazil	58.96	Q
2	7	Suneeporn Tanomwong Guide: Chaiwat Thongjamroon	Thailand	1:02.95	q
3	5	Joanna Mazur Guide: Michał Stawicki	Poland	1:04.01	q
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Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel	Colombia	1:00.03	Q
2	3	Irene Suárez Guide: Victor Méndez	Venezuela	1:08.25
—	7	Jhulia Dos Santos Guide: Patrick Souza	Brazil	DQ	R7.10.4
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Semi-finals

Two semi-final heats took place on 30 August 2024. First in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the Final.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda	Namibia	57.74	Q
2	7	He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie	China	58.82	q, PB
3	5	Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel	Colombia	59.72	q
4	1	Joanna Mazur Guide: Michał Stawicki	Poland	1:03.93
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Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	5	Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso	Brazil	58.56	Q
2	3	Liu Cuiqing Guide: Chen Shengming	China	1:00.13
3	1	Juliana Moko Guide: Abraao Sapalo	Angola	1:01.69	PB
4	7	Suneeporn Tanomwong Guide: Chaiwat Thongjamroon	Thailand	1:03.19
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Final

The Final took place on 31 August 2024.

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	3	Lahja Ishitile Guide: Sem Shimanda	Namibia	56.20	PB, AR
	5	Thalita Simplício Guide: Felipe Veloso	Brazil	57.21	SB
	7	He Shanshan Guide: You Junjie	China	58.25	PB
4	1	Ionis Salcedo Guide: Niver Rangel	Colombia	1:00.15
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