Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres
The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.[1]
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Results
T12
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elena Pautova |  Russia | T12 | 4:37.65 | SB |
 | Elena Congost |  Spain | T12 | 4:43.53 | |
 | Annalisa Minetti Guide: Andrea Giocondi |  Italy | T11 | 4:48.88 | WR |
| 4 | Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Mustapha Sanjach |  Morocco | T12 | 4:50.94 | PB |
| 5 | Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka |  Czech Republic | T11 | 4:57.99 | PB |
| 6 | Maritza Arango Buitrago Guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez |  Colombia | T11 | 5:05.72 | RR |
| 7 | Sumeyye Ozcan Guide: Ibrahim Kizilkaya |  Turkey | T11 | 5:10.68 | PB |
| 8 | Maria Fiuza |  Portugal | T12 | 5:21.75 | |
| Ana Isabel Tavera Gonzalez Guide: Aldo Gomez Hernandez |  Mexico | T12 | DQ |
T20
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Niewiedzial |  Poland | 4:35.26 | |
| Arleta Meloch | Poland | 4:39.04 | |
| Ilona Biacsi |  Hungary | 4:42.31 | |
| 4 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary | 4:42.80 | |
| 5 | Sayaka Makita |  Japan | 4:50.03 | SB |
| 6 | Aida Naili |  Tunisia | 4:50.47 | SB |
T54
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 2 heats and a final. Results of final:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana McFadden |  United States | T54 | 3:36.42 | |
| Edith Wolf |  Switzerland | T54 | 3:36.78 | |
| Shirley Reilly | United States | T53 | 3:37.03 | |
| 4 | Diane Roy |  Canada | T54 | 3:37.17 | |
| 5 | Zou Lihong |  China | T54 | 3:37.91 | |
| 6 | Shelly Woods |  Great Britain | T54 | 3:37.97 | |
| 7 | Amanda McGrory | United States | T53 | 3:38.19 | |
| 8 | Keira-Lyn Frie | Canada | T54 | 3:38.58 | |
| 9 | Gunilla Wallengren |  Sweden | T54 | 3:39.02 | |
| 10 | Jade Jones | Great Britain | T54 | 3:39.03 |
References
- "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.