Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53

The women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 1 September 2024.

Women's 800 metres T53
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates1 September 2024
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Winning time1:41.04 PR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Catherine Debrunner  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Samantha Kinghorn  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhou Hongzhuan  China
2020
2028
800 metres
Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54

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

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Catherine Debrunner (SUI) 1:37.96   Sharjah 4 February 2024
Paralympic Record   Madison de Rozario (AUS) 1:45.99   Tokyo 29 August 2021
Area Time Athlete Location Date
Africa 2:13.00   Anne Wafula   Nairobi 25 July 2003 (2003-07-25)
America 1:45.90   Chelsea McClammer   Arbon 28 May 2017 (2017-05-28)
Asia 1:47.45   Zhou Hongzhuan   Rio de Janeiro 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)
Europe 1:37.96 WR   Catherine Debrunner   Sharjah 4 February 2024 (2024-02-04)
Oceania 1:45.53   Madison de Rozario   Canberra 21 February 2019 (2019-02-21)

Results

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 1:41.04 PR
  Samantha Kinghorn   Great Britain 1:42.96
  Zhou Hongzhuan   China 1:46.83 AR
4 Hamide Dogangun   Turkey 1:51.70 SB
5 Gao Fang   China 1:51.81 PB
6 Angela Ballard   Australia 1:56.83
7 Chelsea Stein   United States 2:11.91
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.