| Event: | Women's 5000 metres T54 |
| Games: | 2016 Summer |
| Venue: | Rio Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | 14 and 15 September |
| Competitors: | 10 |
| Gold: | Tatyana McFadden |
| Goldnpc: | USA |
| Silver: | Chelsea McClammer |
| Silvernpc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Amanda McGrory |
| Bronzenpc: | USA |
The women's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 September. It featured 14 athletes from 8 countries and was open to both T54 and T53 classification athletes. The United States took all three medals, while eventual winner Tatyana McFadden broke the Paralympic record during the heat stages.
The T54 category is for athletes with paraplegia, but have normal hand and arm function, limited to no trunk function, and no leg function. T53 athletes may have spinal injuries or cerebral palsy and have full use of their arms but have no or limited trunk function.
The existing world records were as follows.
| Record Type | Event - class | time | Country | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 5000 m - T54 | 11:04.54 | Arbon, Switzerland | 6 June 2015 | ||
| Paralympic record | 5000 m - T54 | 11:59.51 | Athens, Greece | 21 September 2004 |
The heats were completed at 10:00 and 10:17 local time. The first three athletes in each heat and the next four fastest advanced to the final.[1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana McFadden (T54) | 11:47.37 | , | ||
| 2 | Manuela Schaer (T54) | 12:00.47 | |||
| 3 | Ma Jing (T54) | 12.53 | , | ||
| 4 | Christie Dawes (T54) | 12:15.95 | |||
| 5 | Aline Rocha (T54) | 12:16.03 | |||
| 6 | Margriet van den Broek (T54) | 12:16.69 | |||
| 7 | Jade Jones (T54) | 12:17.83 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea McClammer (T53) | 11:49.25 | |||
| 2 | Amanda McGrory (T54) | 11:49.47 | |||
| 3 | Zou Lihong (T54) | 11:49.52 | , | ||
| 4 | Madison de Rozario (T53) | 11:49.71 | |||
| 5 | Diane Roy (T54) | 11:58.04 | |||
| 6 | Gunilla Wallengren (T54) | 12:07.88 | |||
| 7 | Maria de Fátima Fonseca Chaves (T54) | 12:08.52 | , |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:54.07 | |||||
| 11:54.33 | |||||
| 11:54.34 | |||||
| 4 | 11.54.46 | ||||
| 5 | 11.55.10 | ||||
| 6 | 11.57.20 | SB | |||
| 7 | 11:58.78 | ||||
| 8 | 11:59.86 | ||||
| 9 | 12:06.15 | PB | |||
| 10 | 12:20.15 | ||||
| Temperature: 25 C | |||||