Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres

Athletics at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
By Event
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
Field events
Long jump men women
High jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Club throw men women
By Classification
Classification Key
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40-41: Les Autres
T/F42–47: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
T11-13
T11/F11 men women
T12/F12 men women
T13/F13 men women
T20
T20/F20 men women
T32-38
T32/F32 men women
T33/F33 men women
T34/F34 men women
T35/F35 men women
T36/F36 men women
T37/F37 men women
T38/F38 men women
T40-41
T40/F40 men women
T41/F41 men women
T42-47
T42/F42 men women
T43/F43 men women
T44/F44 men women
T45/F45 men women
T46/F46 men women
T47/F47 men women
T51-57
T51/F51 men women
T52/F52 men women
T53/F53 men women
T54/F54 men women
T55/F55 men women
T56/F56 men women
T57/F57 men women

The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 16 to September 17, 2016. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.

Schedule

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
T34 800m F
T53 800m F
T54 800m F

Medal summary

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34[1]
Hannah Cockroft
 Great Britain 		2:00.62 Alexa Halko
 United States 		2:02.08 Kare Adenegan
 Great Britain 		2:02.47
T53[2]
Zhou Hongzhuan
 China 		1:47.45 Madison de Rozario
 Australia 		1:47.64 Shirley Riley
 United States 		1:47.77
T54[3]
Tatyana McFadden
 United States 		1:44.73 Liu Wenjun
 China 		1:45.02 Li Yingjie
 China 		1:45.23

Results

The following were the results of the finals of each of the Women's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.

T34

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

18:11 16 September 2016: [4]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 5 326 Cockroft, HannahHannah Cockroft Great Britain 2:00.62
2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 897 Halko, AlexaAlexa Halko United States 2:02.08
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3 321 Adenegan, KareKare Adenegan Great Britain 2:02.47
4 8 45 Little, RosemaryRosemary Little Australia 2:04.10
5 7 341 Nicholls, MelissaMelissa Nicholls Great Britain 2:13.59
4 619 Vranken, DesireeDesiree Vranken Netherlands DSQ

T53

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

17:46 17 September 2016: [5]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 3 188 Zhou, HongzhuanHongzhuan Zhou China 1:47.45
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2 36 de Rozario, MadisonMadison de Rozario Australia 1:47.64
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 913 Reilly, ShirleyShirley Reilly United States 1:47.77
4 4 30 Ballard, AngelaAngela Ballard Australia 1:47.97
5 7 904 McClammer, ChelseaChelsea McClammer United States 1:48.32
6 6 337 Kinghorn, SamanthaSamantha Kinghorn Great Britain 1:49.51
7 1 162 Huang, LishaLisha Huang China 1:52.15
8 8 849 Kurt, HamideHamide Kurt Turkey 1:52.78

T54

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.

17:53 17 September 2016: [6]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 3 906 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden United States 1:44.73
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 170 Liu, WenjunWenjun Liu China 1:45.02
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 8 167 Li, YingjieYingjie Li China 1:45.23
4 5 907 McGrory, AmandaAmanda McGrory United States 1:45.24
5 6 780 Schaer, ManuelaManuela Schaer Switzerland 1:46.00
6 7 190 Zou, LihongLihong Zou China 1:46.18
7 1 145 Roy, DianeDiane Roy Canada 1:51.51
8 2 615 van den Broek, MargrietMargriet van den Broek Netherlands 1:52.01

References

  1. ↑ "Event Overview - Women's 800m - T34". paralympic.org. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Event Overview - Women's 800m - T53". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Event Overview - Women's 800m - T54". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Women's 800m - T34 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Women's 800m - T53 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Women's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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