Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54 explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	3:36.42
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	6 to 7 September
Competitors:	12
Nations:	7
Gold:	Tatyana McFadden
Goldnpc:	USA
Silver:	Edith Wolf
Silvernpc:	SUI
Bronze:	Shirley Reilly
Bronzenpc:	USA

The Women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 7 September.^[1] The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:^[2]

World record		3:21.22	24 June 2010	Arbon, Switzerland
Paralympic record		3:26.89	24 September 2004	Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 6 September 2012 from 12:29. 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			T54	3:31.93	Q, PB
2			T54	3:32.04	Q
3			T54	3:32.14	Q
4			T54	3:32.27	q
5			T54	3:32.60	q
6			T54	3:33.53	q, SB

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1			T54	3:42.12	Q
2			T53	3:42.18	Q
3			T53	3:42.47	Q
4			T54	3:42.59	q
5			T54	3:43.36	SB
6			T54	3:43.59

Final

Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:08.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T54	3:36.42
			T54	3:36.78
			T53	3:37.03
4			T54	3:37.17
5			T54	3:37.91
6			T54	3:37.97
7			T53	3:38.19
8			T54	3:38.58
9			T54	3:39.02
10			T54	3:39.03

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 17 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.
2. Web site: T54 1500 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018092031/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T54-1500record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 18 October 2018 . live .