2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's marathon

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The women's marathon at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in the streets of London on 26 April as part of the 2015 London Marathon.

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Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.

Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 did not use a guide runner.

Events

T12

The T12 classification marathon was contested by T12 and T11 athletes. Up to two guide runners were allowed to support each competitor. [1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Elena Pautova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:58:23WR
Silver medal icon.svg Elena Congost Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:02:50
Bronze medal icon.svg Misato Michishita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:03:26
4 Maria Carmen Paredes Rodriguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:07:35
5 Mihoko Nishijimi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:21:02
6 Yumiko Fujii Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:22:32
7 Regina Vollbrecht Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3:26:18
8 Maria Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:44:00
9 Naomi Abe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:47:36

T54

The T54 classification marathon was contested by T54 and T53 athletes.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:41:14
Silver medal icon.svg Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:43:56
Bronze medal icon.svg Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:46:25
4 Sandra Graf Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:46:27
5 Susannah Scaroni Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:47:06
6 Christie Dawes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:56:20
7 Wakako Tsuchida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:56:48
8 Chelsea McClammer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:02:31
9 Sarah Piercy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:20:45
9 Martyna Snopek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:26:40

See also

References

  1. "Qualification Criteria and Event Programme: 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships, London, GBR" (PDF). IPC . 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.