Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres
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The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of four events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 1500m | F | |||||||||
| T13 1500m | R | F | ||||||||
| T20 1500m | F | |||||||||
| T54 1500m | R | F |
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11[2] |
Jin Zheng guide: Jin Yubo  China |
4:38.92 | Nancy Chelangat Koech guide: Geoffrey Kiplangat Rotich  Kenya |
4:42.12 | Maritza Arango Buitrago guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez  Colombia |
4:45.33 |
| T13[3] |
Somaya Bousaid Tunisia |
4:21.45 | Najah Chouaya Tunisia |
4:30.52 | Izaskun Oses Ayucar Spain |
4:39.99 |
| T20[4] |
Barbara Niewiedzial Poland |
4:24.37 | Ilona Biacsi Hungary |
4:27.88 | Liudmyla Danylina Ukraine |
4:28.78 |
| T54[5] |
Tatyana McFadden United States |
3:22.50 | Amanda McGrory United States |
3:22.61 | Chelsea McClammer United States |
3:22.67 |
Results[edit]
T11[edit]
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.
17:38 17 September 2016:[6]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | 186 | Jin Zheng |  China |
4:38.92 | ||
 |
4 | 486 | Nancy Chelangat Koech |  Kenya |
4:42.12 | ||
 |
3 | 210 | Maritza Arango Buitrago |  Colombia |
4:45.33 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 96 | Renata Bazone Teixeira |  Brazil |
5:01.75 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 555 | Monica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra |  Mexico |
5:03.14 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 911 | Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt |  United States |
5:08.97 |
T13[edit]
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.
11:13 10 September 2016:[7]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 832 | Somaya Bousaid |  Tunisia |
4:21.45 | ||
|
2 | 834 | Najah Chouaya | Tunisia |
4:30.52 | ||
|
5 | 277 | Izaskun Oses Ayucar |  Spain |
4:39.99 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 435 | Greta Streimikyte |  Ireland |
4:45.06 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 212 | Marcela Gonzalez | Colombia |
4:49.37 | ||
| 4 | 560 | Daniela Eugenia Velasco Maldonado | Mexico |
DSQ |
T20[edit]
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
11:09 16 September 2016:[8]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 694 | Barbara Niewiedzial |  Poland |
4:24.37 | ||
|
8 | 406 | Ilona Biacsi |  Hungary |
4:27.88 | ||
|
3 | 873 | Liudmyla Danylina |  Ukraine |
4:28.78 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 693 | Arleta Meloch | Poland |
4:33.19 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 405 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary |
4:43.10 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 469 | Sayaka Makita |  Japan |
4:51.90 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 480 | Moeko Yamamoto | Japan |
5:01.99 | ||
| 1 | 697 | Sabina Stenka | Poland |
DSQ |
T54[edit]
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.
18:14 13 September 2016:[9]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
3:22.50 | ||
|
6 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States |
3:22.61 | ||
|
2 | 904 | Chelsea McClammer | United States |
3:22.67 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 780 | Manuela Schaer |  Switzerland |
3:23.41 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia |
3:24.33 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 145 | Diane Roy |  Canada |
3:24.57 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 171 | Jing Ma | China |
3:24.88 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 35 | Christie Dawes | Australia |
3:26.00 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 111 | Aline Rocha | Brazil |
3:27.61 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 787 | Gunilla Wallengren |  Sweden |
3:30.14 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T13". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T20". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T54". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Women's 1500m - T13 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Women's 1500m - T20 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Women's 1500m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
