Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon

The women's marathon athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place in Paris on 8 September 2024. A total of 2 events were contested over this distance.

Athletics – Women's marathon
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates8 September 2024
No. of events2
2020
Marathon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men's · T12 · T54 · Women's · T12 · T54


Schedule

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Date[1] Sun 8
Event M M
T12 Marathon F
T54 Marathon F

Medal summary

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

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T12
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Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi
  Morocco
2:48.36 WR Meryem En-Nourhi
Guide: Abdelhadi El Harti
  Morocco
2:58.15 Misato Michishita
  Japan
3:04:24
T54
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Catherine Debrunner
  Switzerland
1:41:50 Madison de Rozario
  Australia
1:46:13 Susannah Scaroni
  United States
1:46:29

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

The event in this classification took place on 8 September 2024.

Rank Class Athlete Nation Time Notes
  T12 Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi   Morocco 2:48:36 WR
  T12 Meryem En-Nourhi
Guide: Abdelhadi El Harti
  Morocco 2:58:18 PB
  T12 Misato Michishita   Japan 3:04:23 SB
4 T12 Rosario Gangloff   France 3:13:50
5 T12 Edneusa de Jesus Santos
Guide: Allesandro Souza
  Brazil 3:17:40
6 T12 Ausra Garunksnyte
Guide: Linas Mikalainis
  Lithuania 3:18:41 SB
7 T11 Louzanne Coetzee
Guide: Claus Kempen
  South Africa 3:25:53 SB
8 T12 Maria del Carmen Paredes Rodriguez
Guide: Lorenzo Sanchez Martin
  Spain 3:36:29
T12 Elena Congost
Guide: Mia Carol Bruguera
  Spain DQ R7.9.5
T11 He Shanshan   China DQ R49.6(b)
Source:[2]

Notes: He Shansan-R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner

Elena Congost-R7.9.5 - Failure of athlete/guide runner to comply with Rule 7.9 (i.e. releasing tether before finish, shortening tether)

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 8 September 2024:

Rank Class Athlete Nation Time Notes
  T53 Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 1:41:50
  T53 Madison de Rozario   Australia 1:46:13
  T53 Susannah Scaroni   United States 1:46:29
4 T54 Manuela Schaer   Switzerland 1:49:22
5 T54 Zhou Zhaoqian   China 1:52:09 SB
6 T54 Wakako Tsuchida   Japan 1:52:39
7 T53 Tatyana McFadden   United States 1:53:52
8 T54 Aline dos Santos Rocha   Brazil 1:53:54
9 T54 Merle Menje   Germany 1:55:54
10 T54 Vanessa Cristina de Souza   Brazil 1:56:33
11 T54 Patricia Eachus   Switzerland 2:01:39
12 T54 Tsubasa Kina   Japan 2:04:53
13 T54 Jenna Fesemyer   United States 2:05:42
14 T54 Noemi Alphonse   Mauritius 2:07:59
15 T54 Tian Yajuan   China 2:12:51 SB
T54 Eden Rainbow-Cooper   Great Britain DNF
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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Marathon – T12 – Final results". Paralympics. 8 September 2024. p. 321. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Marathon – T54 – Final results". Paralympics. 8 September 2024. p. 324. Retrieved 8 September 2024.