Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon T12
| Women's marathon T12 at the XVII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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_-_2024-09-08_-_8.jpg) Start of the race at Georges Valbon park. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Les Invalides, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:48:36 WR | ||||||||||||
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| Men's · T12 · T54 · Women's · · T54 |
The women's marathon T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 8 September 2024.
Classification
The event is open to T11 and T12 classified athletes.T11 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR score of 2.60 and above. T12 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR range from 1.50-2.60, and/or a maximum visual acuity range of 10 degrees. Athletes may choose to run with a guide.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[3] T11 Records
| World Record |  Louzanne Coetzee (RSA) |
3:11:13 |  Tokyo |
5 September 2021 |
| Paralympic Record | Louzanne Coetzee (RSA) |
3:11:13 | Tokyo |
5 September 2021 |
T12 Records
| World Record | Misato Michishita (JPN) |
2:54:13 | Hōfu |
20 December 2020 |
| Paralympic Record | Misato Michishita (JPN) |
3:00:50 | Tokyo |
5 September 2021 |
Results
Final
The event took place on 8 September 2024:
| Rank | Class | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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T12 | Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi |  Morocco
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2:48:36 | WR |
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T12 | Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Abdelhadi El Harti |
Morocco
|
2:58:18 | PB |
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T12 | Misato Michishita | Japan
|
3:04:23 | SB |
| 4 | T12 | Rosario Gangloff |  France
|
3:13:50 | |
| 5 | T12 | Edneusa de Jesus Santos Guide: Allesandro Souza |
 Brazil
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3:17:40 | |
| 6 | T12 | Ausra Garunksnyte Guide: Linas Mikalainis |
 Lithuania
|
3:18:41 | SB |
| 7 | T11 | Louzanne Coetzee Guide: Claus Kempen |
South Africa
|
3:25:53 | SB |
| 8 | T12 | Maria del Carmen Paredes Rodriguez Guide: Lorenzo Sanchez Martin |
 Spain
|
3:36:29 | |
| — | T12 | Elena Congost Guide: Mia Carol Bruguera |
Spain
|
DQ | R7.9.5 |
| — | T11 | He Shanshan |  China
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DQ | R49.6(b) |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Notes: He Shansan-R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner
Elena Congost-R7.9.5 - Failure of athlete/guide runner to comply with Rule 7.9 (i.e. releasing tether before finish, shortening tether)
References
- ^ "World Para Athletics Classification" (PDF). 17 February 2023.
- ^ "How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync". 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's marathon – T12 – Results" (PDF). Olympics. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.