Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres
The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.[1]
Results
T12
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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Elena Pautova | T12 | 4:37.65 | SB | ||
Elena Congost | T12 | 4:43.53 | |||
Annalisa Minetti Guide: Andrea Giocondi | T11 | 4:48.88 | WR | ||
4 | Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Mustapha Sanjach | T12 | 4:50.94 | PB | |
5 | Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka | T11 | 4:57.99 | PB | |
6 | Maritza Arango Buitrago Guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez | T11 | 5:05.72 | RR | |
7 | Sumeyye Ozcan Guide: Ibrahim Kizilkaya | T11 | 5:10.68 | PB | |
8 | Maria Fiuza | T12 | 5:21.75 | ||
Ana Isabel Tavera Gonzalez Guide: Aldo Gomez Hernandez | T12 | DQ |
T20
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara Niewiedzial | 4:35.26 | |||
Arleta Meloch | 4:39.04 | |||
Ilona Biacsi | 4:42.31 | |||
4 | Bernadett Biacsi | 4:42.80 | ||
5 | Sayaka Makita | 4:50.03 | SB | |
6 | Aida Naili | 4:50.47 | SB |
T54
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
The event consisted of 2 heats and a final. Results of final:
Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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Tatyana McFadden | T54 | 3:36.42 | |||
Edith Wolf | T54 | 3:36.78 | |||
Shirley Reilly | T53 | 3:37.03 | |||
4 | Diane Roy | T54 | 3:37.17 | ||
5 | Zou Lihong | T54 | 3:37.91 | ||
6 | Shelly Woods | T54 | 3:37.97 | ||
7 | Amanda McGrory | T53 | 3:38.19 | ||
8 | Keira-Lyn Frie | T54 | 3:38.58 | ||
9 | Gunilla Wallengren | T54 | 3:39.02 | ||
10 | Jade Jones | T54 | 3:39.03 |
References
- "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.