The Women's 1500 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.[1] The event consisted of a single race.
| Women's 1500 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 4 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:37.65 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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/F11–13 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 200 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 400 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 800 m | T12 | T13 | ||||
| 1500 m | T11 | T13 | ||||
| 5000 m | T11 | T12 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | |||||
| Road | ||||||
| Marathon | T12 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F11 | F13 | ||||
| Triple jump | F11 | F12 | ||||
| Shot put | F11–12 | |||||
| Discus throw | F11 | |||||
| Javelin throw | F12–13 | |||||
| Women T/F11–13 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 100 m | T11 | T12 | T13 | |||
| 200 m | T11 | T12 | ||||
| 400 m | T12 | T13 | ||||
| 1500 m | T12 | |||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F13 | ||||
| Shot put | F11–12 | |||||
| Discus throw | F11–12 | |||||
| Javelin throw | F12–13 | |||||
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]
| World & Paralympic record (T11) |  Miroslava Sedlackova (CZE)
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4:53.78 | 14 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| World & Paralympic record (T12) |  Assia El Hannouni (FRA)
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4:19.20 | 14 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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| World record (T11) |  Annalisa Minetti (ITA) |
4:48.88 | 4 September 2012 | |
Results
editCompeted 4 September 2012 at 19:44.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elena Pautova |  Russia |
T12 | 4:37.65 | SB |
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Elena Congost |  Spain |
T12 | 4:43.53 | |
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Annalisa Minetti Guide: Andrea Giocondi |
 Italy |
T11 | 4:48.88 | WR |
| 4 | Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Mustapha Sanjach |
 Morocco |
T12 | 4:50.94 | PB |
| 5 | Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka |
 Czech Republic |
T11 | 4:57.99 | PB |
| 6 | Maritza Arango Buitrago Guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez |
 Colombia |
T11 | 5:05.72 | RR |
| 7 | Sumeyye Ozcan Guide: Ibrahim Kizilkaya |
 Turkey |
T11 | 5:10.68 | PB |
| 8 | Maria Fiuza |  Portugal |
T12 | 5:21.75 | |
| Ana Isabel Tavera Gonzalez Guide: Aldo Gomez Hernandez |
 Mexico |
T12 | DQ |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
edit- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "T12 1500 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.