2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's marathon

The women's marathon at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in the streets of London on 26 April as part of the 2015 London Marathon.

Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

  • 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
  • 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
  • 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.

Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 did not use a guide runner.

Events

T12

The T12 classification marathon was contested by T12 and T11 athletes. Up to two guide runners were allowed to support each competitor.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Elena Pautova Russia2:58:23WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Elena Congost Spain3:02:50
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Misato Michishita Japan3:03:26
4Maria Carmen Paredes Rodriguez Spain3:07:35
5Mihoko Nishijimi Japan3:21:02
6Yumiko Fujii Japan3:22:32
7Regina Vollbrecht Germany3:26:18
8Maria Williams New Zealand3:44:00
9Naomi Abe Japan3:47:36

T54

The T54 classification marathon was contested by T54 and T53 athletes.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Tatyana McFadden United States1:41:14
2nd, silver medalist(s)Manuela Schär  Switzerland1:43:56
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Amanda McGrory United States1:46:25
4Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:46:27
5Susannah Scaroni United States1:47:06
6Christie Dawes Australia1:56:20
7Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:56:48
8Chelsea McClammer United States2:02:31
9Sarah Piercy Great Britain2:20:45
9Martyna Snopek Great Britain2:26:40

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification Criteria and Event Programme: 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships, London, GBR" (pdf). IPC. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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