Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5000m athletic event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September 2012.[1] The event, open to T53 and T54 wheelchair athletes, consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 5000 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 2 September
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Winning time12:27.87
Medalists
Edith Wolf  Switzerland
Shirley Reilly  United States
Christie Dawes  Australia
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

Results

The event was won by Swiss athlete Edith Wolf, beating American Shirley Reilly, who won the silver medal, and Australian Christie Dawes, who claimed the bronze medal.[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[3]

World record  Amanda McGrory (USA) 11:39.43 29 June 2007 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record  Wakako Tsuchida (JPN) 11:59.51 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Amanda McGrory United StatesT5313:11.78Q
2Liu Wenjun ChinaT5413:12.11Q
3Shelly Woods Great BritainT5413:12.25Q
4Keira-Lyn Frie CanadaT5413:12.45q
5Sandra Graf SwitzerlandT5413:12.82
6Christina Schwab United StatesT5413:33.30

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Edith Wolf SwitzerlandT5412:23.61Q
2Diane Roy CanadaT5412:24.48Q
3Wakako Tsuchida JapanT5412:24.73Q
4Patricia Keller SwitzerlandT5412:51.49q
5Christie Dawes AustraliaT5412:51.77q
6Shirley Reilly United StatesT5313:09.26q
7Zou Lihong ChinaT54DNF

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 10:37.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Edith Wolf SwitzerlandT5412:27.87
Shirley Reilly United StatesT5312:27.91
Christie Dawes AustraliaT5412:28.24
4Keira-Lyn Frie CanadaT5412:28.86
5Liu Wenjun ChinaT5412:28.93
6Wakako Tsuchida JapanT5412:29.05
7Amanda McGrory United StatesT5312:29.07
8Shelly Woods Great BritainT5412:29.26
9Diane Roy CanadaT5412:29.27
10Patricia Keller SwitzerlandT5412:29.38

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DNF = Did not finish.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/news/articles/gold-success-for-wolf.html
  3. "T54 5000 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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