Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 2 September
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Winning time12:27.87
Medalists
   Switzerland
   United States
   Australia
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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
Road events
Marathon men women
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Club throw men women
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

The Women's 5000m athletic event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September 2012.[1] The event, open to T53 and T54 wheelchair athletes, consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Results

The event was won by Swiss athlete Edith Wolf, beating American Shirley Reilly, who won the silver medal, and Australian Christie Dawes, who claimed the bronze medal.[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[3]

World record  Amanda McGrory (USA) 11:39.43 29 June 2007 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record  Wakako Tsuchida (JPN) 11:59.51 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Amanda McGrory United States T53 13:11.78 Q
2 Liu Wenjun China T54 13:12.11 Q
3 Shelly Woods Great Britain T54 13:12.25 Q
4 Keira-Lyn Frie Canada T54 13:12.45 q
5 Sandra Graf Switzerland T54 13:12.82
6 Christina Schwab United States T54 13:33.30

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Edith Wolf Switzerland T54 12:23.61 Q
2 Diane Roy Canada T54 12:24.48 Q
3 Wakako Tsuchida Japan T54 12:24.73 Q
4 Patricia Keller Switzerland T54 12:51.49 q
5 Christie Dawes Australia T54 12:51.77 q
6 Shirley Reilly United States T53 13:09.26 q
7 Zou Lihong China T54 DNF

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 10:37.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st Edith Wolf Switzerland T54 12:27.87
2nd Shirley Reilly United States T53 12:27.91
3rd Christie Dawes Australia T54 12:28.24
4 Keira-Lyn Frie Canada T54 12:28.86
5 Liu Wenjun China T54 12:28.93
6 Wakako Tsuchida Japan T54 12:29.05
7 Amanda McGrory United States T53 12:29.07
8 Shelly Woods Great Britain T54 12:29.26
9 Diane Roy Canada T54 12:29.27
10 Patricia Keller Switzerland T54 12:29.38

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DNF = Did not finish.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/news/articles/gold-success-for-wolf.html
  3. "T54 5000 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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