The women's 800 metres T34 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 7 September 2024.
| Women's 800 metres T34 at the XVII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade de France | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7 September 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:55.44 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54 |
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.
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Hannah Cockroft (GBR) |
1:44.43 |  Sharjah |
20 February 2023 |
| Paralympic Record |  Hannah Cockroft (GBR) |
1:48.99 |  Tokyo |
4 September 2021 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Vacant | ||||
| America | 2:01.35 |  Alexa Halko
|
Dubai
|
14 November 2019 | |
| Asia | 2:09.33 |  Lan Hanyu
|
Hangzhou
|
24 October 2023 | |
| Europe | 1:44.43 | WR | Hannah Cockroft
|
Sharjah
|
20 February 2023 |
| Oceania | 2:04.10 |  Rosemary Little
|
 Rio de Janeiro
|
16 September 2016 | |
Results
editFinal
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 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 Andre | 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 | |
| Source:[2] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.