| Event: | Women's 5000 metres T54 |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Win Value: | 12:27.87 |
| Venue: | London Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | 31 August to 2 September |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Gold: | Edith Wolf |
| Goldnpc: | SUI |
| Silver: | Shirley Reilly |
| Silvernpc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Christie Dawes |
| Bronzenpc: | AUS |
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.
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]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[3]
| World record | 11:39.43 | 29 June 2007 | Atlanta, United States | ||
| Paralympic record | 11:59.51 | 21 September 2004 | Athens, Greece |
Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T53 | 13:11.78 | Q | |||
| 2 | T54 | 13:12.11 | Q | |||
| 3 | T54 | 13:12.25 | Q | |||
| 4 | T54 | 13:12.45 | q | |||
| 5 | T54 | 13:12.82 | ||||
| 6 | T54 | 13:33.30 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T54 | 12:23.61 | Q | |||
| 2 | T54 | 12:24.48 | Q | |||
| 3 | T54 | 12:24.73 | Q | |||
| 4 | T54 | 12:51.49 | q | |||
| 5 | T54 | 12:51.77 | q | |||
| 6 | T53 | 13:09.26 | q | |||
| 7 | T54 | DNF |
Competed 2 September 2012 at 10:37.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T54 | 12:27.87 | |||||
| T53 | 12:27.91 | |||||
| T54 | 12:28.24 | |||||
| 4 | T54 | 12:28.86 | ||||
| 5 | T54 | 12:28.93 | ||||
| 6 | T54 | 12:29.05 | ||||
| 7 | T53 | 12:29.07 | ||||
| 8 | T54 | 12:29.26 | ||||
| 9 | T54 | 12:29.27 | ||||
| 10 | T54 | 12:29.38 |