Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres

The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France from 30 August to 6 September, 2024. A total of 4 events were contested over this distance.

Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates30 August – 6 September 2024
No. of events4
2020
1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men's · T11 · T13 · T20 · T38 · T46 · T54 · Women's · T11 · T13 · T20 · T54

Schedule

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R Round 1 F Final
Date[1] Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
T11 1500m R F
T13 1500m F
T20 1500m F
T54 1500m R F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 1500 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T11
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Yayesh Gate Tesfaw
  Ethiopia
Guide: Kindu Girma
4:27.68 He Shanshan
  China
Guide: You Junjie
4:32.82 Louzanne Coetzee
  South Africa
Guide: Erasmus Badenhorst
4:35.49
T13
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Tigist Mengistu
  Ethiopia
4:22.39 Fatima Ezzahra
  Morocco
4:22.98 Liza Corso
  United States
4:23.45
T20
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Barbara Bieganowska-Zając
  Poland
4:26.06 SB Liudmyla Danylina
  Ukraine
4:28.40 PB Antônia Keyla
  Brazil
4:29.40 AR
T54
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Catherine Debrunner
  Switzerland
3:13.10 PR Samantha Kinghorn
  Great Britain
3:16.01 Susannah Scaroni
  United States
3:16.68

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.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2024, at 10:11:[2]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Yayesh Gate Tesfaw
Guide: Kindu Girma
  Ethiopia 4:27.68 WR
  He Shanshan
Guide: You Junjie
  China 4:32.82 AR
  Louzanne Coetzee
Guide: Erasmus Badenhorst
  South Africa 4:35.49 PB
4 Mary Njoroge
Guide: James Boit
  Kenya 4:41.48 PB
5 Nancy Chelangat Koech
Guide: Geoffrey Rotich
  Kenya 4:45.10 SB
6 Joanna Mazur
Guide: Michal Stawicki
  Poland 4:59.71

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.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2024, at 19:13:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Tigist Mengistu   Ethiopia 4:22.39
  8 Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi   Morocco 4:22.98 SB
  10 Liza Corso   United States 4:23.45 SB
4 5 Greta Streimikyte   Ireland 4:32.28 AR
5 6 Somaya Bousaid   Tunisia 4:34.87
6 2 Peace Oroma   Uganda 4:38.60 PB
7 11 Francy Osorio   Colombia 4:40.70 SB
8 9 Elena Pautova   Neutral Paralympic Athletes 4:49.57 SB
9 1 Keegan Gaunt   Canada 4:51.43
10 3 Edneusa de Jesus Santos   Brazil 5:16.28 SB
4 Daniela Velasco   Mexico DQ R7.9.5

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

The final in this classification took place on 6 September 2024, at 10:56:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  8 Barbara Bieganowska-Zając   Poland 4:26.06 SB
  1 Liudmyla Danylina   Ukraine 4:28.40 PB
  4 Antônia Keyla da Silva   Brazil 4:29.40 AR
4 7 Annabelle Colman   Australia 4:31.54 AR
5 9 Hannah Taunton   Great Britain 4:38.98 SB
6 3 Kaitlin Bounds   United States 4:40.30 PB
7 5 Ilona Biacsi   Hungary 4:54.41
8 2 Bernadett Biacsi   Hungary 5:00.12
9 6 Moeko Yamamoto   Japan 5:16.70

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.

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 12:25:[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 3:13.10 PR
  Samantha Kinghorn   Great Britain 3:16.01
  Susannah Scaroni   United States 3:16.68
4 Patricia Eachus   Switzerland 3:18.38
5 Madison de Rozario   Australia 3:20.32
6 Tian Yajuan   China 3:20.54
7 Eden Rainbow-Cooper   Great Britain 3:22.09
8 Melanie Woods   Great Britain 3:23.37
9 Aline dos Santos Rocha   Brazil 3:23.43
10 Zhou Zhaoqian   China 3:53.20
Manuela Schaer   Switzerland DQ R18.4

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's 1500m – T11 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. p. 306. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's 1500m – T13 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 31 August 2024. p. 311. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's 1500m – T20 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. p. 312. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's 1500m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 3 September 2024. p. 313. Retrieved 3 September 2024.