Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T54

Women's 100 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Women's 100m T54 Victory Ceremony
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	8 September
Competitors	13 from 8 nations
Medalists
Liu Wenjun   China   Dong Hongjiao   China   Tatyana McFadden   United States

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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 100 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 8 September.^[1]

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.

Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record	Liu Wenjun (CHN)	15.82	London, United Kingdom	8 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 8 September 2012 from 19:00. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Dong Hongjiao	China	16.21	Q, PB
2	Amanda Kotaja	Finland	16.45	Q, PB
3	Manuela Schaer	Switzerland	16.92	Q
4	Hannah McFadden	United States	18.23	q
5	Amberlynn Weber	United States	18.48
6	Isatou Nyang	The Gambia	20.32	SB
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Liu Wenjun	China	16.10	Q, RR
2	Tatyana McFadden	United States	16.53	Q
3	Keira-Lyn Frie	Canada	17.54	Q
4	Yazmith Bataz	Mexico	18.40	q
5	Alexandra Helbling	Switzerland	18.53	SB
6	Marianne Maiboll	Denmark	19.07
7	Dedeline Mibamba Kimbata	DR Congo	23.08
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Competed 8 September 2012 at 11:33.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
01 !	Liu Wenjun	China	15.82	WR
02 !	Dong Hongjiao	China	15.86	PB
03 !	Tatyana McFadden	United States	16.15
4	Amanda Kotaja	Finland	16.29	RR
5	Manuela Schaer	Switzerland	16.76
6	Keira-Lyn Frie	Canada	17.26
7	Yazmith Bataz	Mexico	17.93
8	Hannah McFadden	United States	18.02
			Wind: +0.5 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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