Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres

The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Stade de France from 1 to 7 September, 2024. A total of 3 events will be contested over this distance.

Athletics – Women's 800 metres
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates1 – 7 September 2024
No. of events3
2020
800 metres
Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54

Schedule

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R Round 1 F Final
Date[1] Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
T34 800m F
T53 800m F
T54 800m R F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34
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Hannah Cockroft
  Great Britain
1:55.44 Kare Adenegan
  Great Britain
2:03.12 Eva Houston
  United States
2:05.94
T53
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Catherine Debrunner
  Switzerland
1:41.04 PR Samantha Kinghorn
  Great Britain
1:42.96 Zhou Hongzhuan
  China
1:46.83 AR
T54
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Manuela Schär
  Switzerland
1:42.36 PR, SB Zhou Zhaoqian
  China
1:43.24 PB Susannah Scaroni
  United States
1:43.42

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

The final in this classification will take place on 7 September 2024, at 20:20:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Hannah Cockroft   Great Britain 1:55.44
  Kare Adenegan   Great Britain 2:03.12
  Eva Houston   United States 2:05.94
4 Fabienne André   Great Britain 2:06.86
5 Lan Hanyu   China 2:11.97
6 Moe Onodera   Japan 2:15.85 SB
7 Liu Panpan   China 2:18.82
8 Lauren Fields   United States 2:33.51

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The final in this classification will take place on 1 September 2024, at 19:04:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 1:41.04 PR
  Samantha Kinghorn   Great Britain 1:42.96
  Zhou Hongzhuan   China 1:46.86 AR
4 Hamide Dogangun   Turkey 1:51.70 SB
5 Gao Fang   China 1:51.81 PB
6 Angela Ballard   Australia 1:56.86
7 Chelsea Stein   United States 2:11.91

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 will take place on 1 September 2024, at 19:17:[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Manuela Schaer   Switzerland 1:42.36 PR, SB
  Zhou Zhaoqian   China 1:43.24 PB
  Susannah Scaroni   United States 1:43.42
4 Tatyana McFadden   United States 1:43.58 SB
5 Lea Bayekula   Belgium 1:43.63 PB
6 Melanie Woods   Great Britain 1:43.85 PB
7 Hannah Dederick   United States 1:48.20
8 Tian Yajuan   China 1:48.49

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's 800m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.