Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53
| Women's 800 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 5 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:52.85 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Classification | ||||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||
| F40: Les Autres | ||||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||
| Men T/F51–58 | ||||||||
| Track | ||||||||
| 100 m | T51 | T52 | T53 | T54 | ||||
| 200 m | T52 | T53 | ||||||
| 400 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 800 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 1500 m | T54 | |||||||
| 5000 m | T54 | |||||||
| 4×400 m relay | T53-54 | |||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| Marathon | T54 | |||||||
| Field | ||||||||
| Shot put | F52-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||||
| Discus throw | F51-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F52-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Women T/F51–58 | ||||||||
| Track | ||||||||
| 100 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 200 m | T52 | T53 | ||||||
| 400 m | T53 | T54 | ||||||
| 800 m | T53 | T54 | ||||||
| 1500 m | T54 | |||||||
| 5000 m | T54 | |||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| Marathon | T54 | |||||||
| Field | ||||||||
| Shot put | F54-6 | |||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||||
| Discus throw | F51-3 | |||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
The Women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 September.[1] The event consisted of a single race.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Jessica Galli (USA)
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1:49.82 | 29 June 2007 | Atlanta, United States |
| Paralympic record |  Tanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)
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1:55.12 | 19 August 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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| Paralympic record |  Zhou Hongzhuan (CHN) |
1:52.85 | 5 September 2012 | |
Results[edit]
Competed 5 September 2012 at 20:12.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Zhou Hongzhuan |  China |
1:52.85 | PR |
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Huang Lisha | China |
1:53.10 | PB |
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Jessica Galli |  United States |
1:53.12 | |
| 4 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia |
1:53.65 | |
| 5 | Angela Ballard | Australia |
1:53.80 | |
| 6 | Shirley Reilly | United States |
1:54.18 | |
| 7 | Amanda McGrory | United States |
1:54.48 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "T53 800 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.