The women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 3 September 2021.
| Women's 1500 metres T20 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 September 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:27.84 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac (POL) |
4:23.37 | Stadskanaal, Netherlands | 28 June 2012 |
| Paralympic Record |  Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac (POL) |
4:24.37 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 4:50.47 | Aida Naili |  Tunisia
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| America | 4:54.58 | Kaitlin Bounds |  United States
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| Asia | 4:36.56 | Anju Furuya |  Japan
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| Europe | 4:23.37 WR | Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac | Poland
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| Oceania | 5:26.86 | Eliesha Byrt |  Australia
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Results
editThe final took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:26:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac | Poland |
4:27.84 | SB |
 |
Liudmyla Danylina |  Ukraine |
4:32.82 | SB |
 |
Hannah Taunton |  Great Britain |
4:35.34 | PB |
| 4 | Anju Furuya |  Japan |
4:38.58 | SB |
| 5 | Ilona Biacsi |  Hungary |
4:53.36 | |
| 6 | Sayaka Makita | Japan |
4:54.60 | |
| 7 | Moeko Yamamoto | Japan |
4:55.03 | |
| 8 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary |
4:58.41 |
References
edit- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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