Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T34

Women's 100 metres T34 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	31 August
Competitors	11 from 7 nations
Medalists
Hannah Cockroft   Great Britain   Amy Siemons   Netherlands   Rosemary Little   Australia

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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
Shot put		F32-33				F34
		F37-38
Club throw		F31-32/51
Discus throw		F32-34			F35-36
		F37-38
Javelin throw		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
Field
Long jump		F37-38
Shot put		F32-34			F35-36
		F37
Club throw		F31-32/51
Discus throw		F35-36				F37
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53				F37-38

The Women's 100 metres T34 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August.^[1]

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record	Hannah Cockroft (GBR)	18.24	London, United Kingdom	31 August 2012
Paralympic record	Hannah Cockroft (GBR)	18.06	London, United Kingdom	31 August 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 12:30. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Amy Siemons	Netherlands	T34	19.94	Q
2	Rachael Burrows	Canada	T34	22.02	Q
3	Kristen Messer	United States	T33	22.10	Q, PRC
4	Haruka Kitaura	Japan	T34	22.35
5	Melissa Nicholls	Great Britain	T34	22.41
6	Kristy Pond	Australia	T34	24.58
				Wind: -0.8 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Hannah Cockroft	Great Britain	T34	18.24	Q, PR
2	Yousra Ben Jemaa	Tunisia	T34	20.57	Q, RR
3	Rosemary Little	Australia	T34	20.65	Q, RR
4	Desiree Vranken	Netherlands	T34	20.69	q
5	Carleigh Dewald	United States	T34	21.77	q
				Wind: +0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 31 August 2012 at 20:00.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
01 !	Hannah Cockroft	Great Britain	T34	18.06	PR
02 !	Amy Siemons	Netherlands	T34	19.49
03 !	Rosemary Little	Australia	T34	19.95	RR
4	Desiree Vranken	Netherlands	T34	20.37
5	Yousra Ben Jemaa	Tunisia	T34	20.52	RR
6	Kristen Messer	United States	T33	21.59	WRC
7	Carleigh Dewald	United States	T34	21.83
8	Rachael Burrows	Canada	T34	22.59
				Wind: -0.4 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PR = Paralympic Record. PRC = Paralympic Record for athlete's classification. RR = Regional Record.

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