Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

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Women's 800 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates4 to 5 September
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning time1:47.01
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Edith Wolf Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Zou Lihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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 T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September. [1] The event consisted of 3 heats and a final.

Contents

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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

World & Paralympic recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chantal Petitclerc  (CAN)1:45.1914 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:12. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:47.66Q
2 Liu Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:48.49Q, RR
3 Diane Roy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:55.95q
4 Christie Dawes Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:56.14q, SB
5 Jade Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:56.16
6 Alexandra Helbling Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:56.49
7 Isatou Nyang Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia DQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Zou Lihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:56.36Q
2 Manuela Schaer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:56.60Q
3 Gunilla Wallengren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:57.14
4 Keira-Lyn Frie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:57.23
5 Christina Schwab Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.51
6 Amanda Kotaja Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:00.73PB
7 Patricia Mustapha Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius DQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Edith Wolf Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:53.13Q
2 Dong Hongjiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:55.92Q
3 Shelly Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:56.39
4 Marianne Maiboll Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:06.88
5 Yazmith Bataz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:06.97
6 Amberlynn Weber Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:07.99

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 21:44.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:47.01
Silver medal icon.svg Edith Wolf Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:49.87SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Zou Lihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:50.31PB
4 Dong Hongjiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:50.62PB
5 Manuela Schaer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:50.90
6 Liu Wenjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:51.34
7 Diane Roy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:54.90
8 Christie Dawes Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:58.77

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional 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. "T54 800 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018.