Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

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Women's 800 metres T54
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Tokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021 (final)
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time1:42.81
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Susannah Scaroni Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2016
2024

The women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.

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 records were as follows: [1]

World RecordFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Manuela Schär  (SUI)1:41.47 Nottwil, Switzerland 18 August 2019
Paralympic RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Tatyana McFadden  (USA)1:44.73 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 September 2016
AreaTimeAthleteNation
Africa1:54.60 Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
America1:42.72 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg United States
Asia1:42.38 Zou Lihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe1:41.47WR Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Oceania1:42.35 Eliza Ault-Connell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:57: [2]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
18 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:52.91 Q
26 Merle Menje Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:53.06 Q
37 Zübeyde Süpürgeci Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:54.11 Q, PB
45 Zou Lihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:54.18 SB
54 Patricia Eachus Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:58.64
3 Marie Perrine Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius DNF

Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 11:07: [3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
17 Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:51.09 Q
26 Susannah Scaroni Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:51.42 Q
34 Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:51.67 Q
43 Mel Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:52.05 q, PB
55 Marie Alphonse Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1:52.27 q, AR

Final

The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:17: [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:42.81 GR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:43.16 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Susannah Scaroni Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:44.43 SB
47 Merle Menje Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:46.43
53 Mel Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:50.40 PB
68 Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:52.59
72 Marie Alphonse Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1:53.30
89 Zübeyde Süpürgeci Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:54.87

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References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics" . Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.