Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

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Women's 800m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 14 September
Competitors 11 from 7 nations
Winning time 1:45.19
Medalists
Chantal Petitclerc Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Diane Roy Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
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 T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

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 (BNS) 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.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 21:20.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Petitclerc, Chantal Chantal Petitclerc Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:50.51 Q, PR
2 Hunkeler, Edith Edith Hunkeler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:53.08 Q
3 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:55.52 Q
4 Wallengren, Gunilla Gunilla Wallengren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:56.43 q
5 McClammer, Chelsea Chelsea McClammer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.09 q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 McFadden, Tatyana Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:56.56 Q
2 Roy, Diane Diane Roy Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:57.53 Q
3 Liu Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:57.81 Q
4 Matassa, Jessica Jessica Matassa Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:58.60
5 Graf, Sandra Sandra Graf Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:58.67
6 Dawes, Christie Christie Dawes Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:00.21

Final

Competed at 18:44.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Petitclerc, Chantal Chantal Petitclerc Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:45.19 WR
McFadden, Tatyana Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:46.95
Roy, Diane Diane Roy Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:48.07
4 Hunkeler, Edith Edith Hunkeler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:49.11
5 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:50.03
6 Wallengren, Gunilla Gunilla Wallengren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:50.09
7 Liu Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:51.85
8 McClammer, Chelsea Chelsea McClammer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:51.88

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time.WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

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