Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T20

Women's 1500 metres T20 at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Tokyo National Stadium
Dates	3 September 2021 (final)
Competitors	8 from 5 nations
Winning time	4:27.84
Medalists
Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac   Poland Liudmyla Danylina   Ukraine Hannah Taunton   Great Britain
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The women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 3 September 2021.

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: ^[1]

World Record	Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac  (POL)	4:23.37	Stadskanaal, Netherlands	28 June 2012
Paralympic Record	Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac  (POL)	4:24.37	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16 September 2016

Area	Time	Athlete	Nation
Africa	4:50.47	Aida Naili	Tunisia
America	4:54.58	Kaitlin Bounds	United States
Asia	4:36.56	Anju Furuya	Japan
Europe	4:23.37WR	Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac	Poland
Oceania	5:26.86	Eliesha Byrt	Australia

Results

The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:26: ^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac	Poland	4:27.84	SB
	Liudmyla Danylina	Ukraine	4:32.82	SB
	Hannah Taunton	Great Britain	4:35.34	PB
4	Anju Furuya	Japan	4:38.58	SB
5	Ilona Biacsi	Hungary	4:53.36
6	Sayaka Makita	Japan	4:54.60
7	Moeko Yamamoto	Japan	4:55.03
8	Bernadett Biacsi	Hungary	4:58.41

References

1. "Records – World Para Athletics" . Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.