Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54 explained

Event:	Women's 800 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	1:47.01
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	4 to 5 September
Competitors:	20
Nations:	12
Gold:	Tatyana McFadden
Goldnpc:	USA
Silver:	Edith Wolf
Silvernpc:	SUI
Bronze:	Zou Lihong
Bronzenpc:	CHN
Prev:	2012
Next:	2020

The Women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September.^[1] The event consisted of 3 heats and a final.

Records

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

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:12. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:47.66	Q
2			1:48.49	Q, RR
3			1:55.95	q
4			1:56.14	q, SB
5			1:56.16
6			1:56.49
7			DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:56.36	Q
2			1:56.60	Q
3			1:57.14
4			1:57.23
5			1:57.51
6			2:00.73	PB
7			DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:53.13	Q
2			1:55.92	Q
3			1:56.39
4			2:06.88
5			2:06.97
6			2:07.99

Final

Competed 5 September 2012 at 21:44.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:47.01
			1:49.87	SB
			1:50.31	PB
4			1:50.62	PB
5			1:50.90
6			1:51.34
7			1:54.90
8			1:58.77

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. 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 800 records . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018104200/http://athletics.iwasf.com/records/T54-800record.htm . International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation . 18 October 2018 . live .