Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T20
| Women's 1500 metres T20 at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 5 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:35.26 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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 | ||||||
| T/F20 | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||||
| Field | ||||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||||
The Women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 September.[1] The event consisted of a single race.
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Arleta Meloch (POL) |
4:33.16 | 8 July 2001 | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Paralympic record | Not previously competed | |||
Results
Competed 5 September 2012 at 20:19.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Barbara Niewiedzial | Poland | 4:35.26 | |
 | Arleta Meloch | Poland | 4:39.04 | |
 | Ilona Biacsi |  Hungary | 4:42.31 | |
| 4 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary | 4:42.80 | |
| 5 | Sayaka Makita |  Japan | 4:50.03 | SB |
| 6 | Aida Naili |  Tunisia | 4:50.47 | SB |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time.
References
- ↑ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "T20 1500 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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