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

The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of four events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.[1]

Schedule

RRound 1 ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
T11 1500mF
T13 1500mRF
T20 1500mF
T54 1500mRF
Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T11[2]
Jin Zheng
guide : Jin Yubo

 China
4:38.92 Nancy Chelangat Koech
guide : Geoffrey Kiplangat Rotich

 Kenya
4:42.12 Maritza Arango Buitrago
guide : Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez

 Colombia
4:45.33
T13[3]
Somaya Bousaid
 Tunisia
4:21.45 Najah Chouaya
 Tunisia
4:30.52 Izaskun Oses Ayucar
 Spain
4:39.99
T20[4]
Barbara Niewiedzial
 Poland
4:24.37 Ilona Biacsi
 Hungary
4:27.88 Liudmyla Danylina
 Ukraine
4:28.78
T54[5]
Tatyana McFadden
 United States
3:22.50 Amanda McGrory
 United States
3:22.61 Chelsea McClammer
 United States
3:22.67

Results

T11

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.

17:38 17 September 2016:[6]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
5186Jin Zheng China4:38.92
4486Nancy Chelangat Koech Kenya4:42.12
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

T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

11:13 10 September 2016:[7]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
3832Somaya Bousaid Tunisia4:21.45
2834Najah Chouaya Tunisia4:30.52
5277Izaskun Oses Ayucar Spain4:39.99
41435Greta Streimikyte Ireland4:45.06
56212Marcela Gonzalez Colombia4:49.37
4560Daniela Eugenia Velasco Maldonado MexicoDSQ

T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

11:09 16 September 2016:[8]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
4694Barbara Niewiedzial Poland4:24.37
8406Ilona Biacsi Hungary4:27.88
3873Liudmyla Danylina Ukraine4:28.78
46693Arleta Meloch Poland4:33.19
52405Bernadett Biacsi Hungary4:43.10
67469Sayaka Makita Japan4:51.90
75480Moeko Yamamoto Japan5:01.99
1697Sabina Stenka PolandDSQ

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.

18:14 13 September 2016:[9]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
8906Tatyana McFadden United States3:22.50
6907Amanda McGrory United States3:22.61
2904Chelsea McClammer United States3:22.67
41780Manuela Schaer Switzerland3:23.41
5436Madison de Rozario Australia3:24.33
63145Diane Roy Canada3:24.57
710171Jing Ma China3:24.88
8735Christie Dawes Australia3:26.00
99111Aline Rocha Brazil3:27.61
105787Gunilla Wallengren Sweden3:30.14

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T13". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T20". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T54". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. "Women's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. "Women's 1500m - T13 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. "Women's 1500m - T20 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. "Women's 1500m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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