Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54

The Women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 7 September.[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 1500 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates6 to 7 September
Competitors12 from 7 nations
Winning time3:36.42
Medalists
Tatyana McFadden  United States
Edith Wolf  Switzerland
Shirley Reilly  United States
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]

World record  Shelly Woods (GBR) 3:21.22 24 June 2010 Arbon, Switzerland
Paralympic record  Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) 3:26.89 24 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 12:29. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Zou Lihong ChinaT543:31.93Q, PB
2Edith Wolf SwitzerlandT543:32.04Q
3Tatyana McFadden United StatesT543:32.14Q
4Diane Roy CanadaT543:32.27q
5Jade Jones Great BritainT543:32.60q
6Gunilla Wallengren SwedenT543:33.53q, SB

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Shelly Woods Great BritainT543:42.12Q
2Shirley Reilly United StatesT533:42.18Q
3Amanda McGrory United StatesT533:42.47Q
4Keira-Lyn Frie CanadaT543:42.59q
5Christie Dawes AustraliaT543:43.36SB
6Alexandra Helbling SwitzerlandT543:43.59

Final

London 2012 1500m final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:08.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Tatyana McFadden United StatesT543:36.42
Edith Wolf SwitzerlandT543:36.78
Shirley Reilly United StatesT533:37.03
4Diane Roy CanadaT543:37.17
5Zou Lihong ChinaT543:37.91
6Shelly Woods Great BritainT543:37.97
7Amanda McGrory United StatesT533:38.19
8Keira-Lyn Frie CanadaT543:38.58
9Gunilla Wallengren SwedenT543:39.02
10Jade Jones Great BritainT543:39.03

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. "T54 1500 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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