Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres
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The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of two events were contested over this distance for two different classifications.[1]
Results
T53
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
The event consisted of a single race. Results:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Zhou Hongzhuan |  China |
1:52.85 | PR |
 |
Huang Lisha | China |
1:53.10 | PB |
 |
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 |
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.
The event consisted of 3 heats and a final. Results of final:
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tatyana McFadden | United States |
1:47.01 | |
|
Edith Wolf |  Switzerland |
1:49.87 | SB |
|
Zou Lihong | China |
1:50.31 | PB |
| 4 | Dong Hongjiao | China |
1:50.62 | PB |
| 5 | Manuela Schaer | Switzerland |
1:50.90 | |
| 6 | Liu Wenjun | China |
1:51.34 | |
| 7 | Diane Roy |  Canada |
1:54.90 | |
| 8 | Christie Dawes | Australia |
1:58.77 |
References
- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.