Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T11

Women's 1500 metres T11
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates heats_date–17 September 2016
Competitors 11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jin Zheng  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nancy Chelangat Koech  Kenya
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Maritza Arango Buitrago  Colombia

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on heats_date–17 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

Heat 1

12:43 15 September 2016: [1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
15186Jin Zheng China4:47.36Q
24486Nancy Chelangat Koech Kenya4:48.70Q
3196Renata Bazone Teixeira Brazil5:06.09q
43847Oznur Alumur Turkey5:14.19
2734Louzanne Coetzee South AfricaDSQ

Heat 2

12:51 15 September 2016: [1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
16210Maritza Arango Buitrago Colombia4:58.43Q
21555Monica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra Mexico5:01.47Q
34911Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt United States5:12.28q
4513Befilia Buya Angola5:24.01
53708Maria Fiuza Portugal5:24.14
62154Paula Guzman Chile5:37.26

Final

17:38 17 September 2016: [2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)5186Jin Zheng China4:38.92
2nd, silver medalist(s)4486Nancy Chelangat Koech Kenya4:42.12
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3210Maritza Arango Buitrago Colombia4:45.33
4296Renata Bazone Teixeira Brazil5:01.75
51555Monica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra Mexico5:03.14
66911Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt United States5:08.97

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Women's 1500m - T11 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. "Women's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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