Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T34

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Women's 800 metres T34
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates16 September 2016
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hannah Cockroft Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Alexa Halko Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Kare Adenegan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T34 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Final

18:11 16 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5326 Hannah Cockroft Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:00.62
Silver medal icon.svg6897 Alexa Halko Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:02.08
Bronze medal icon.svg3321 Kare Adenegan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.47
4845 Rosemary Little Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:04.10
57341 Melissa Nicholls Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:13.59
4619 Desiree Vranken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DSQ

Notes

  1. "Women's 800m - T34 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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