Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

Women's 800m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates14 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time1:45.19
Medalists
   Canada
   United States
   Canada
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throw   men women
Club throw   men
T52/F52
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
Marathon men
Shot put   men women
Discus throw   men women
Javelin throw   men women
T53/F53
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
T54/F54
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1,500 m men women
5,000 m men women
Marathon men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
F55/F56
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
F57/F58
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Relay event
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men

The women's 800m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Results

Heats

Competed from 21:20.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Petitclerc, ChantalChantal Petitclerc Canada 1:50.51 Q, PR
2 Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler Switzerland 1:53.08 Q
3 Woods, ShellyShelly Woods Great Britain 1:55.52 Q
4 Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren Sweden 1:56.43 q
5 McClammer, ChelseaChelsea McClammer United States 1:57.09 q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden United States 1:56.56 Q
2 Roy, DianeDiane Roy Canada 1:57.53 Q
3 Liu Wenjun China 1:57.81 Q
4 Matassa, JessicaJessica Matassa Canada 1:58.60
5 Graf, SandraSandra Graf Switzerland 1:58.67
6 Dawes, ChristieChristie Dawes Australia 2:00.21

Final

Competed at 18:44.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Petitclerc, ChantalChantal Petitclerc Canada 1:45.19 WR
2nd McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden United States 1:46.95
3rd Roy, DianeDiane Roy Canada 1:48.07
4 Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler Switzerland 1:49.11
5 Woods, ShellyShelly Woods Great Britain 1:50.03
6 Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren Sweden 1:50.09
7 Liu Wenjun China 1:51.85
8 McClammer, ChelseaChelsea McClammer United States 1:51.88

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time.WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

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