Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53

Women's 800m T53 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	15 September
Competitors	8 from 6 nations
Winning time	1:57.25
Medalists
Zhou Hongzhuan  China Jessica Galli  United States Amanda McGrory  United States

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 800m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 15 September. There were no heats in this event.

Final

Competed at 17:50.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	1:57.25
	Jessica Galli	United States	1:57.25
	Amanda McGrory	United States	1:57.31
4	Cheri Blauwet	United States	1:58.38
5	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	2:01.99
6	Angie Ballard	Australia	2:02.56
7	Evelyn Enciso	Mexico	2:02.99
	Madelene Nordlund	Sweden		DNS

DNS = Did not start.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 800m 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.