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

Women's 1500 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates13 September 2016
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda McGrory  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chelsea McClammer  United States

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 13 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

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Heat 1

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18:19 12 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 3 906 Tatyana McFadden   United States 3:27.41 Q
2 4 36 Madison de Rozario   Australia 3:31.54 Q
3 5 145 Diane Roy   Canada 3:32.13 Q
4 6 615 Margriet van den Broek   Netherlands 3:32.70
5 1 777 Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 3:32.71
6 7 472 Kazumi Nakayama   Japan 3:32.90
7 2 30 Angela Ballard   Australia 3:33.05
8 8 104 Maria de Fatima Fonseca Chaves   Brazil 3:37.16

Heat 2

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18:27 12 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 8 907 Amanda McGrory   United States 3:22.75 Q
2 6 904 Chelsea McClammer   United States 3:22.76 Q
3 2 780 Manuela Schaer   Switzerland 3:25.16 Q
4 5 35 Christie Dawes   Australia 3:28.57 q
5 7 171 Jing Ma   China 3:28.63 q
6 4 111 Aline Rocha   Brazil 3:30.40 q
7 1 787 Gunilla Wallengren   Sweden 3:30.99 q
8 3 335 Jade Jones   Great Britain 3:32.88

Final

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18:14 13 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
  8 906 Tatyana McFadden   United States 3:22.50
  6 907 Amanda McGrory   United States 3:22.61
  2 904 Chelsea McClammer   United States 3:22.67
4 1 780 Manuela Schaer   Switzerland 3:23.41
5 4 36 Madison de Rozario   Australia 3:24.33
6 3 145 Diane Roy   Canada 3:24.57
7 10 171 Jing Ma   China 3:24.88
8 7 35 Christie Dawes   Australia 3:26.00
9 9 111 Aline Rocha   Brazil 3:27.61
10 5 787 Gunilla Wallengren   Sweden 3:30.14

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 1500m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Women's 1500m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.