Paris Paralympics 2024 track and field results - Hunter Woodhall wins maiden gold medal in 400m T-62 - Day 9

The Paris Paralympics 2024 are two days away from closure, with Day 9 events held on September 6. The quadrennial edition commenced with a spectacular opening ceremony on August 28. The track and field events were scheduled from August 30 to September 8.

Day 9 saw some excellent performances in the arena of track and field at the Paris Paralympics 2024. One of the highlights was the universal 4x100m relay where China qualified for the finals by breaking the world record of 45.52 seconds with a new record of 45.09 seconds. They further improved upon the time in the finals, winning the Paralympic gold medal with a new record of 45.07 seconds.

Another major highlight of the track and field events at the Paris Paralympics 2024 was the gold medal won by Hunter Woodhall of the USA. The para sprinter has been taking part in the Paralympics since the Rio Paralympics in 2016, yet a gold medal eluded him.

However, despite the odds, Woodhall overcame world record holder Johannes Floors of Germany to win his first Paralympic gold medal, with a time of 46.36 seconds. The Netherlands made a podium sweep in the women's 100m T64 category at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with Fleur Jong taking home the Paralympic gold medal.

In addition, Day 9 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 featured several other events such as the women's javelin throw, men's high jump, women's 200m, men's discus throw, and more.

Here are the results of the track and field events held on Day 9 of the Paris Paralympics 2024.

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Results for Day 9 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 [Track and Field]

Women's Long Jump T47 Finals:

1. Kiara Rodriguez [Ecuador] - 6.05m [Paralympic Record]
2. Petra Luteran [Hungary] - 5.85m [Personal Best]
3. Bjoerk Noerremark [Denmark] - 5.76m [Personal Best]

Women's Shot Put F12 Finals:

1. Assunta Legnante [Italy] - 14.54m
2. Safiya Burkhanova [Uzbekistan] - 14.12m [Seasonal Best]
3. Yuping Zhao [China] - 12.21m

Women's 200m T12 [Round 1] - Heat 1:

1. Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt [Germany] - 25.20 seconds
2. Anna Kulinich-Sorokina [Neutral Paralympic Athlete] - 25.97 seconds

Women's 200m T12 [Round 1] - Heat 2:

1. Omara Durand Elias [Cuba] - 24.78 seconds
2. Oksana Boturchuk [Ukraine] - 25.44 seconds
3. Lorraine Gomes de Aguiar - 26.65 seconds

Women's 200m T12 [Round 1] - Heat 3:

1. Melani Berges Gamez [Spain] - 25.79 seconds
2. Darlenys de la Cruz Severino [Dominican Republic] - 25.80 seconds
3. Yaqin Shen [China] - 27.27 seconds

Women's 200m T12 [Round 1] - Heat 4:

1. Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani [Iran] - 25.04 seconds
2. Daniele Barros da Silva Clara [Brazil] - 26.31 seconds

Women's 200m T12 [Round 1] - Heat 5:

1. Simran Sharma [India] - 25.41 seconds
2. Paola Alejandra Perez Lopez [Venezuela] - 25.94 seconds
3. Valentina Petrillo [Italy] - 25.95 seconds

Men's Javelin Throw F54 Finals:

1. Ivan Revenko [Neutral Paralympic Athletes] - 30.77m [Personal Best]
2. Edgar Ulises Fuentes Yanez [Mexico] - 30.53m [Seasonal Best]
3. Emmanouil Stefanoudakis [Greece] - 30.13m

Men's 1500m T20 Finals:

1. Ben Sandilands [Great Britain] - 3 minutes, 45.40 seconds [World Record]
2. Sandro Baessa [Portugal] - 3 minutes, 49.46 seconds [Personal Best]
3. Michael Brannigan [United States of America] - 3 minutes, 49.91 seconds

Women's 1500m T20 Finals:

1. Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac [Poland] - 4 minutes, 26.06 seconds [Seasonal Best]
2. Liudmyla Danylina [Ukraine] - 4 minutes, 28.40 seconds [Personal Best]
3. Antonia Keyla da Silva Barros [Brazil] - 4 minutes, 29.40 seconds [South American record]

Men's 400m T47 [Round 1] - Heat 1:

1. Aymane Al Haddaoui [Morocco] - 47.15 seconds [Paralympic record]
2. Collen Mahlalela [South Africa] - 48.65 seconds [Personal Best]
3. Dilip Mahadu Gavit [India] - 49.54 seconds [Seasonal Best]

Men's 400m T47 [Round 1] - Heat 2:

1. Ayoub Sadni [Morocco] - 46.98 seconds
2. Thomaz Ruan de Moraes [Brazil] - 48.68 seconds
3. Luis Fernando Lara Rodallega [Colombia] - 48.96 seconds
4. Marufjon Murodulloev [Uzbekistan] - 49.19 seconds
5. Luis Andres Vasquez Segura [Dominican Republic] - 49.55 seconds

Men's High Jump T64 Finals:

1. Praveen Kumar [India] - 2.08m [Asian Record]
2. Derek Loccident [United States of America] - 2.06m [Paralympic Record - T64]
3. Temurbek Giyazov [Uzbekistan] - 2.03m

Men's Discus Throw F37 Finals:

1. Toliboy Yulddashev [Uzbekistan] - 57.28m
2. Jesse Zesseu [Canada] - 53.24m
3. Ali Haider [Pakistan] - 52.54m

Men's 800m T34 [Round 1] - Heat 1:

1. Yang Wang [China] - 1 minute, 38.57 seconds [World Record]
2. Chaiwat Rattana [Thailand] - 1 minute, 38.61 seconds
3. Ali Radi Arshid [Qatar] - 1 minute, 40.36 seconds
4. Rheed McCracken [Australia] - 1 minute, 41.51 seconds
5. Isaac Towers [Great Britain] - 1 minute, 42.62 seconds

Men's 800m T34 [Round 1] - Heat 2:

1. Walid Ktila [Tunisia] - 1 minute, 44.60 seconds
2. Austin Smeenk [Canada] - 1 minute, 44.91 seconds
3. Roberto Michel [Mauritius] - 1 minute, 46.17 seconds

4x100m Universal Relay [Round 1] - Heat 1:

1. China - 45.09 seconds [World Record]
2. Great Britain - 46.61 seconds [European Record]

4x100m Universal Relay [Round 2] - Heat 2:

1. United States of America - 46.39 seconds [Seasonal Best]
2. Japan - 47.09 seconds [Seasonal Best]

Women's Javelin Throw F46 Finals:

1. Daniela Nabys Morrilo Gil [Venezuela] - 43.77m [Paralympic Record]
2. Shahinakhon Yigitalieva [Uzbekistan] - 43.12m [Asian Record]
3. Hollie Arnold [Great Britain] - 40.59m

Men's Shot Put F57 Finals:

1. Yasin Kosravi [Iran] - 15.96m [Paralympic Record]
2. Thiago Paulino dos Santos [Brazil] - 15.06m
3. Hokato Hotozhe Sema [India] - 14.65m

Women's 100m T64 Finals:

1. Fleur Jong [Netherlands] - 12.54 seconds
2. Kimberly Alkemade [Netherlands] - 12.70 seconds
3. Marlene van Gansewinkel [Netherlands] - 12.72 seconds

Men's 400m T62 Finals:

1. Hunter Woodhall [USA] - 46.36 seconds
2. Johannes Floors [Germany] - 46.94 seconds
3. Olivier Hendriks [Netherlands] - 46.91 seconds

Women's 200m T12 Semifinals - Heat 1:

1. Omara Durand Elias [Cuba] - 24.41 seconds

Women's 200m T12 Semifinals - Heat 2:

1. Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez [Venezuela] - 24.59 seconds [Personal Best]
2. Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani [Iran] - 25.06 seconds

Women's 200m T12 Semifinals - Heat 3:

1. Simran Sharma [India] - 25.03 seconds

Women's Long Jump T20 Finals:

1. Karolina Kucharcyzk [Poland] - 5.82m [Seasonal Best]
2. Zileide Cassiano da Silva [Brazil] - 5.76m
3. Damla Atin Fatma [Turkey] - 5.73m [Personal Best]

Men's 200m T37 [Round 1] - Heat 1:

1. Saptoyogo Purnomo [Indonesia] - 23.41 seconds [Seasonal Best]
2. Ali Alnakhli [Saudi Arabia] - 23.43 seconds [Personal Best]
3. Michal Kotkowski [Poland] - 23.51 seconds [.502]
4. Ricardo Gomes de Mendonca - 23.51 seconds [.509]

Men's 200m T37 [Round 1] - Heat 2:

1. Gabriel Luis da Costa [Brazil] - 23.05 seconds [Seasonal Best]
2. Bartolomeu da Silva Chaves [Brazil] - 23.53 seconds [Personal Best]
3. Andrei Vdovin [Neutral Paralympic Athletes] - 23.54 seconds
4. Mykola Raiskyi [Ukraine] - 23.69 seconds

Women's Discus Throw F38 Finals:

1. Simone Kruger [South Africa] - 38.70m [Paralympic record]
2. Yingli Li [China] - 38.64m [Paralympic Record F 37]
3. Xiomara Saldarriaga Hernandez [Colombia] - 38.36 seconds [South American Record]

Men's 100m T36 [Round 1] - Heat 1:

1. Yifei Yang [China] - 11.88 seconds [Seasonal Best]
2. Evgenii Torsunov [Neutral Paralympic Athletes] - 12.08 seconds [Seasonal Best]
3. James Turner [Australia] - 12.09 seconds
4. William Stedman [New Zealand] - 12.41 seconds

Men's 100m T36 [Round 1] - Heat 2:

1. Alexis Sebastian Chavez [Argentina] - 11.86 seconds [Seasonal Best]
2. Peicheng Deng [China] - 12.13 seconds
3. Aser Mateus Almeida Ramos [Brazil] - 12.45 seconds [Seasonal Best]
4. Fakhr Eddine Thelaidjia [Algeria] - 12.58 seconds [Personal Best]

4x100m Universal Relay Finals:

1. China - 45.07 seconds [World Record]
2. Great Britain - 46.01 seconds [European Record]
3. United States of America - 47.32 seconds