Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53

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Women's 800 metres T53
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates5 September
Competitors7 from 3 nations
Winning time1:52.85
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zhou Hongzhuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Huang Lisha Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Jessica Galli Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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 Women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 September. [1] The event consisted of a single race.

Contents

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Jessica Galli  (USA)1:49.8229 June 2007 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tanni Grey-Thompson  (GBR)1:55.1219 August 1996 Atlanta, United States
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Hongzhuan  (CHN)1:52.855 September 2012

Results

Competed 5 September 2012 at 20:12.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Zhou Hongzhuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:52.85PR
Silver medal icon.svg Huang Lisha Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:53.10PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Jessica Galli Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:53.12
4 Madison de Rozario Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:53.65
5 Angela Ballard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:53.80
6 Shirley Reilly Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:54.18
7 Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:54.48

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. "T53 800 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.