title: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T53
text: # Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T53
  
  The women's 400m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 10 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Competed from 18:52.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cheri Blauwet | United States | 1:00.03 | Q |
  | 2 | Ilana Duff | Canada | 1:00.80 | Q |
  | 3 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 1:01.02 | Q |
  | 4 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 1:01.05 | q |
  | 5 | Evelyn Enciso | Mexico | 1:03.31 | q |
  | 6 | Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen | Vietnam | 1:08.75 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jessica Galli | United States | 56.10 | Q, PR |
  | 2 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 57.68 | Q |
  | 3 | Anjali Forber Pratt | United States | 58.76 | Q |
  | 4 | Yadira Soturno | Venezuela | 1:04.80 | |
  | 5 | Patrice Dockery | Ireland | 1:08.95 | |
  | | Madelene Nordlund | Sweden | | DNS |
  
  ### Final
  
  Competed at 18:10.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jessica Galli | United States | 54.88 | WR |
  | | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 55.28 | |
  | | Anjali Forber Pratt | United States | 56.79 | |
  | 4 | Cheri Blauwet | United States | 57.07 | |
  | 5 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 58.83 | |
  | 6 | Ilana Duff | Canada | 58.93 | |
  | 7 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 59.82 | |
  | 8 | Evelyn Enciso | Mexico | 1:01.89 | |
  
  Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DNS = Did not start.
  
  