Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

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Women's 800 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates17 September 2016
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Wenjun Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Yingjie Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

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.

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The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 17 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

Heat 1

10:00 17 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
12906 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.17Q
27190 Lihong Zou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:49.62Q
36145 Diane Roy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:53.51Q
48335 Jade Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:53.61
5447 Jemima Moore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:54.37
63787 Gunilla Wallengren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:54.51
75625 Hannah Babalola Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1:56.17

Heat 2

10:08 17 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
13907 Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:47.68Q
22170 Wenjun Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:48.27Q
38780 Manuela Schaer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:48.47Q
47167 Yingjie Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:48.66q
54615 Margriet van den Broek Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:49.69q
65914 Susannah Scaroni Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:56.42
76850 Zubeyde Supurgeci Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:07.63

Final

17:53 17 September 2016: [2]

RankLaneBibNameNationalityReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3906 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:44.73
Silver medal icon.svg4170 Wenjun Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:45.02
Bronze medal icon.svg8167 Yingjie Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:45.23
45907 Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.24
56780 Manuela Schaer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:46.00
67190 Lihong Zou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:46.18
71145 Diane Roy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:51.51
82615 Margriet van den Broek Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:52.01

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Women's 800m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. "Women's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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