| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of two events were contested over this distance for two different classifications. [1]
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Hongzhuan | 1:52.85 | PR | ||
| Huang Lisha | 1:53.10 | PB | ||
| Jessica Galli | 1:53.12 | |||
| 4 | Madison de Rozario | 1:53.65 | ||
| 5 | Angela Ballard | 1:53.80 | ||
| 6 | Shirley Reilly | 1:54.18 | ||
| 7 | Amanda McGrory | 1:54.48 |
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.
The event consisted of 3 heats and a final. Results of final:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana McFadden | 1:47.01 | |||
| Edith Wolf | 1:49.87 | SB | ||
| Zou Lihong | 1:50.31 | PB | ||
| 4 | Dong Hongjiao | 1:50.62 | PB | |
| 5 | Manuela Schaer | 1:50.90 | ||
| 6 | Liu Wenjun | 1:51.34 | ||
| 7 | Diane Roy | 1:54.90 | ||
| 8 | Christie Dawes | 1:58.77 |