Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres

The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of two events were contested over this distance for two different classifications.[1]

Results

T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The event consisted of a single race. Results:

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Zhou Hongzhuan China1:52.85PR
Huang Lisha China1:53.10PB
Jessica Galli United States1:53.12
4Madison de Rozario Australia1:53.65
5Angela Ballard Australia1:53.80
6Shirley Reilly United States1:54.18
7Amanda McGrory United States1:54.48

T54

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.

The event consisted of 3 heats and a final. Results of final:

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Tatyana McFadden United States1:47.01
Edith Wolf Switzerland1:49.87SB
Zou Lihong China1:50.31PB
4Dong Hongjiao China1:50.62PB
5Manuela Schaer Switzerland1:50.90
6Liu Wenjun China1:51.34
7Diane Roy Canada1:54.90
8Christie Dawes Australia1:58.77

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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