Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres T54

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Women's 5,000m T54
at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 19–21 September 2004
Competitors 15 from 9 nations
Winning time 11:59.51
Medalists
Wakako Tsuchida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Edith Hunkeler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Cheri Blauwet Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Women's 5000m races for class T54 wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium on 19 and 21 September. [1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final, and was won by Wakako Tsuchida, representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan. [2]

T54 (classification)

T54 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics in the track and jump events. The class includes people with spinal cord injuries who compete using a wheelchair in track events. They have paraplegia, but have normal hand and arm function, normal or limited trunk function, and no leg function. This class includes CP-ISRA classes CP3 and CP4, and some athletes in ISOD classes A1, A2 and A3.

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

Wakako Tsuchida Japanese Paralympian wheelchair racer

Wakako Tsuchida is an athlete from Tokyo, Japan, who is an accomplished women's wheelchair marathoner and ice sledge racer. She was the first professional wheelchair athlete from Japan and the first Japanese athlete to win gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics. She has paraplegia.

Contents

1st round

Qualified for next round
Heat 1

19 Sept. 2004, 21:15

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1 Flag of Japan.svg  Wakako Tsuchida  (JPN) 11:59.74 PR
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg  Sandra Graf  (SUI) 11:59.94
3 Flag of Australia.svg  Christie Dawes  (AUS) 12:00.07
4 Flag of the United States.svg  Cheri Blauwet  (USA) 12:00.07
5 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Samira Berri  (TUN) 13:48.04
Flag of Ireland.svg  Patrice Dockery  (IRL) DNF
Flag of Mexico.svg  Ariadne Hernández  (MEX) DNF
Heat 2

19 Sept. 2004, 21:35

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1 Flag of Canada.svg  Diane Roy  (CAN) 12:18.99
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg  Edith Hunkeler  (SUI) 12:19.25
3 Flag of Japan.svg  Kazu Hatanaka  (JPN) 12:19.66
4 Flag of Australia.svg  Eliza Stankovic  (AUS) 12:21.08
5 Flag of Japan.svg  Yumi Kawashima  (JPN) 12:53.38
6 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Souad Chamsi  (TUN) 12:53.87
7 Flag of Mexico.svg  Ivonne Reyes  (MEX) 12:54.07
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Angela Dilone  (DOM) DNF

Final round

21 Sept. 2004, 18:35

Rank Athlete Time Notes
Flag of Japan.svg  Wakako Tsuchida  (JPN) 11:59.51 PR
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Edith Hunkeler  (SUI) 11:59.69
Flag of the United States.svg  Cheri Blauwet  (USA) 12:00.04
4 Flag of Canada.svg  Diane Roy  (CAN) 12:00.07
5 Flag of Mexico.svg  Ariadne Hernández  (MEX) 12:03.42
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg  Sandra Graf  (SUI) 12:10.50
7 Flag of Australia.svg  Eliza Stankovic  (AUS) 12:18.46
8 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Souad Chamsi  (TUN) 12:33.40
9 Flag of Ireland.svg  Patrice Dockery  (IRL) 12:50.84
10 Flag of Australia.svg  Christie Dawes  (AUS) 12:50.86
11 Flag of Mexico.svg  Ivonne Reyes  (MEX) 12:51.67
12 Flag of Japan.svg  Yumi Kawashima  (JPN) 12:52.28
13 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Samira Berri  (TUN) 14:47.80
Flag of Japan.svg  Kazu Hatanaka  (JPN) DNF

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References

  1. "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. "Women's 5,000m - T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.