Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53–54

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
T51–54
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10000 m		men
Marathon		men		women
4×100 m relay		men
4×400 m relay		men
P54–58
Pentathlon		men
F51–58
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Club throw		men

Women's 800m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium.^[1] Events were held in two disability classes.

T53

Women's 800m T53 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	19–20 September 2004
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Winning time	1:59.05
Medalists
Cheri Blauwet   United States   Francesca Porcellato   Italy   Madelene Nordlund   Sweden

The T53 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Cheri Blauwet, representing United States.^[2]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

19 Sept. 2004, 19:10

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Cheri Blauwet (USA)	1:56.54	Q
2	Tanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	1:57.11	Q
3	Jessica Galli (USA)	1:57.26	Q
4	Madelene Nordlund (SWE)	1:58.03	q
5	Irina Dezhurova (RUS)	2:15.86	q

Heat 2

19 Sept. 2004, 19:18

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Francesca Porcellato (ITA)	2:07.67	Q
2	Shirley Reilly (USA)	2:07.99	Q
3	Angela Ballard (AUS)	2:08.81	Q
4	Anne Wafula (KEN)	2:19.61

Final Round

20 Sept. 2004, 20:00

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Cheri Blauwet (USA)	1:59.05
	Francesca Porcellato (ITA)	1:59.55
	Madelene Nordlund (SWE)	2:00.30
4	Jessica Galli (USA)	2:01.03
5	Angela Ballard (AUS)	2:02.29
6	Shirley Reilly (USA)	2:02.81
7	Tanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	2:03.11
8	Irina Dezhurova (RUS)	2:17.98

T54

Women's 800m T54 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	21–22 September 2004
Competitors	16 from 8 nations
Winning time	1:50.69
Medalists
Chantal Petitclerc   Canada   Louise Sauvage   Australia   Jessica Matassa   Canada

The T54 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Chantal Petitclerc, representing Canada.^[3]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

21 Sept. 2004, 09:20

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Chantal Petitclerc (CAN)	1:53.28	Q
2	Eliza Stankovic (AUS)	1:53.78	Q
3	Christie Dawes (AUS)	1:54.24	Q
4	Samira Berri (TUN)	1:54.53	q
5	Yumi Kawashima (JPN)	1:55.76
6	Sandra Graf (SUI)	1:56.11
7	Jennifer Goeckel (USA)	1:56.15
8	Ivonne Reyes (MEX)	2:05.52

Heat 2

21 Sept. 2004, 09:27

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Louise Sauvage (AUS)	1:53.27	Q
2	Diane Roy (CAN)	1:53.44	Q
3	Jessica Matassa (CAN)	1:53.54	Q
4	Edith Hunkeler (SUI)	1:53.61	q
5	Tatyana McFadden (USA)	1:55.15
6	Ariadne Hernández (MEX)	1:55.24
7	Ajara Mohammed (GHA)	1:59.14
8	Messaouda Sifi (TUN)	2:00.34

Final Round

22 Sept. 2004, 19:35

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Chantal Petitclerc (CAN)	1:50.69	PR
	Louise Sauvage (AUS)	1:50.88
	Jessica Matassa (CAN)	1:51.98
4	Edith Hunkeler (SUI)	1:52.13
5	Diane Roy (CAN)	1:52.14
6	Christie Dawes (AUS)	1:52.51
7	Eliza Stankovic (AUS)	1:52.79
8	Samira Berri (TUN)	1:54.14

References

1. "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "Women's 800m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Women's 800m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.