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 800 metres T54 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 17 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 17 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
Heats
editHeat 1
edit10:00 17 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden |  United States |
1:45.17 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | 190 | Lihong Zou |  China |
1:49.62 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 145 | Diane Roy |  Canada |
1:53.51 | Q | |
| 4 | 8 | 335 | Jade Jones |  Great Britain |
1:53.61 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 47 | Jemima Moore |  Australia |
1:54.37 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 787 | Gunilla Wallengren |  Sweden |
1:54.51 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 625 | Hannah Babalola |  Nigeria |
1:56.17 |
Heat 2
edit10:08 17 September 2016:[1]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States |
1:47.68 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 170 | Wenjun Liu | China |
1:48.27 | Q | |
| 3 | 8 | 780 | Manuela Schaer |  Switzerland |
1:48.47 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | 167 | Yingjie Li | China |
1:48.66 | q | |
| 5 | 4 | 615 | Margriet van den Broek |  Netherlands |
1:49.69 | q | |
| 6 | 5 | 914 | Susannah Scaroni | United States |
1:56.42 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 850 | Zubeyde Supurgeci |  Turkey |
2:07.63 |
Final
edit17:53 17 September 2016:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
1:44.73 | ||
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4 | 170 | Wenjun Liu | China |
1:45.02 | ||
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8 | 167 | Yingjie Li | China |
1:45.23 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States |
1:45.24 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 780 | Manuela Schaer | Switzerland |
1:46.00 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 190 | Lihong Zou | China |
1:46.18 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 145 | Diane Roy | Canada |
1:51.51 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 615 | Margriet van den Broek | Netherlands |
1:52.01 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Women's 800m - T54 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Women's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
