Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of two events were contested over this distance for two different classifications.[1]
Results
T53
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 1:52.85 | PR | |
Huang Lisha | China | 1:53.10 | PB | |
Jessica Galli | United States | 1:53.12 | ||
4 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:53.65 | |
5 | Angela Ballard | Australia | 1:53.80 | |
6 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 1:54.18 | |
7 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:54.48 |
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 3 heats and a final. Results of final:
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:47.01 | ||
Edith Wolf | Switzerland | 1:49.87 | SB | |
Zou Lihong | China | 1:50.31 | PB | |
4 | Dong Hongjiao | China | 1:50.62 | PB |
5 | Manuela Schaer | Switzerland | 1:50.90 | |
6 | Liu Wenjun | China | 1:51.34 | |
7 | Diane Roy | Canada | 1:54.90 | |
8 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 1:58.77 |
References
- "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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