Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T34 explained

Event:Women's 100 metres T34
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Rio Olympic Stadium
Dates:10 and 11 September
Competitors:8
Gold:Hannah Cockroft
Goldnpc:GBR
Silver:Kare Adenegan
Silvernpc:GBR
Bronze:Alexa Halko
Bronzenpc:USA

The women's 100 metres T34 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 September.[1] It featured 8 athletes and was held as a single straight final.

The T34 category is a wheelchair racing category, often for athletes with cerebral palsy. T33 athletes were also eligible to compete. In the event, all entrants were from the T34 category.

Defending champion Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain retained her title in a new Paralympic record, while compatriot 15 years old Kare Adenegan took silver on her Paralympic Games debut, pipping bronze medalist Alexa Halko from the United States.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
Hannah Cockroft17.42PR
Kare Adenegan18.29
Alexa Halko18.81
4Amy Siemons18.82
5Rosemary Little19.05
6Carly Tait19.73
7Haruka Kitaura20.23
8Joyce Lefevre21.02

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Schedule & Results - Rio 2016 Paralympics . www.rio2016.com . 2016-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922195032/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-schedule-and-results . 2016-09-22 .