Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53

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Women's 800m T53
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates15 September
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning time1:57.25
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zhou Hongzhuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Jessica Galli Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
F51
Discus throw   men women
Club throw   men
T52/F52
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
Marathon men
Shot put   men women
Discus throw   men women
Javelin throw   men women
T53/F53
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
T54/F54
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1,500 m men women
5,000 m men women
Marathon men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
F55/F56
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
F57/F58
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Relay event
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men

The women's 800m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 15 September. There were no heats in this event.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Stadium stadium at Beijing, China

Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has some extra temporary large screens installed at the stands of the stadium. It was designed by the Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron.

Final

Competed at 17:50.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Zhou Hongzhuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:57.25
Silver medal icon.svg Jessica Galli Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.25
Bronze medal icon.svg Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.31
4 Cheri Blauwet Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:58.38
5 Francesca Porcellato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:01.99
6 Angie Ballard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:02.56
7 Evelyn Enciso Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:02.99
Madelene Nordlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS

DNS = Did not start.

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