Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

The Women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September.[1] The event consisted of 3 heats and a final.

Women's 800 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates4 to 5 September
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning time1:47.01
Medalists
Tatyana McFadden  United States
Edith Wolf  Switzerland
Zou Lihong  China
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]

World & Paralympic record  Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) 1:45.19 14 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:12. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Tatyana McFadden United States1:47.66Q
2Liu Wenjun China1:48.49Q, RR
3Diane Roy Canada1:55.95q
4Christie Dawes Australia1:56.14q, SB
5Jade Jones Great Britain1:56.16
6Alexandra Helbling Switzerland1:56.49
7Isatou Nyang The GambiaDQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Zou Lihong China1:56.36Q
2Manuela Schaer Switzerland1:56.60Q
3Gunilla Wallengren Sweden1:57.14
4Keira-Lyn Frie Canada1:57.23
5Christina Schwab United States1:57.51
6Amanda Kotaja Finland2:00.73PB
7Patricia Mustapha MauritiusDQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Edith Wolf Switzerland1:53.13Q
2Dong Hongjiao China1:55.92Q
3Shelly Woods Great Britain1:56.39
4Marianne Maiboll Denmark2:06.88
5Yazmith Bataz Mexico2:06.97
6Amberlynn Weber United States2:07.99

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 21:44.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Tatyana McFadden United States1:47.01
Edith Wolf Switzerland1:49.87SB
Zou Lihong China1:50.31PB
4Dong Hongjiao China1:50.62PB
5Manuela Schaer Switzerland1:50.90
6Liu Wenjun China1:51.34
7Diane Roy Canada1:54.90
8Christie Dawes Australia1:58.77

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. "T54 800 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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