Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T53

Women's 100m T53 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	12 September
Competitors	12 from 10 nations
Winning time	16.22
Medalists
Huang Lisha  China Jessica Galli  United States Ilana Duff  Canada

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
T52/F52
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Marathon		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T53/F53
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T54/F54
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1,500 m		men		women
5,000 m		men		women
Marathon		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F55/F56
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F57/F58
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men

The women's 100m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 12 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Results

Heats

Competed from 11:20.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Huang Lisha	China	16.29	Q, PR
2	Jessica Galli	United States	17.00	Q
3	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	17.60	Q
4	Ilana Duff	Canada	17.74	q
5	Evelyn Enciso	Mexico	18.83	q
6	Yadira Soturno	Venezuela	18.88

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	17.46	Q
2	Angie Ballard	Australia	18.19	Q
3	Madelene Nordlund	Sweden	18.66	Q
4	Patrice Dockery	Ireland	18.90
5	Maggie Redden	United States	19.29
6	Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen	Vietnam	19.80

Final

Competed at 19:11.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Huang Lisha	China	16.22	WR
	Jessica Galli	United States	16.88
	Ilana Duff	Canada	17.69
4	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	17.86
5	Angie Ballard	Australia	17.89
6	Anjali Forber Pratt	United States	17.99
7	Madelene Nordlund	Sweden	18.40
8	Evelyn Enciso	Mexico	18.43

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time.WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
• "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.