Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres explained

The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 16 to September 17, 2016. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.

Schedule

Event↓/Date →	Thu 8	Fri 9	Sat 10	Sun 11	Mon 12	Tue 13	Wed 14	Thu 15	Fri 16	Sat 17
T34 800m									F
T53 800m										F
T54 800m										F

Medal summary

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T34^[1]		2:00.62		2:02.08		2:02.47
T53^[2]		1:47.45		1:47.64		1:47.77
T54^[3]		1:44.73		1:45.02		1:45.23

Results

The following were the results of the finals of each of the Women's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.

T34

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T34.

18:11 16 September 2016:^[4]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	5	326				2:00.62
	6	897				2:02.08
	3	321				2:02.47
4	8	45				2:04.10
5	7	341				2:13.59
	4	619

T53

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53.

17:46 17 September 2016:^[5]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	188				1:47.45
	2	36				1:47.64
	5	913				1:47.77
4	4	30				1:47.97
5	7	904				1:48.32
6	6	337				1:49.51
7	1	162				1:52.15
8	8	849				1:52.78

T54

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54.

17:53 17 September 2016:^[6]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	906				1:44.73
	4	170				1:45.02
	8	167				1:45.23
4	5	907				1:45.24
5	6	780				1:46.00
6	7	190				1:46.18
7	1	145				1:51.51
8	2	615				1:52.01

Notes and References

1. Web site: Event Overview - Women's 800m - T34. paralympic.org. 28 September 2016. 16 September 2016.
2. Web site: Event Overview - Women's 800m - T53. paralympic.org. 28 September 2016. 17 September 2016.
3. Web site: Event Overview - Women's 800m - T54. paralympic.org. 28 September 2016. 17 September 2016.
4. Web site: Women's 800m - T34 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152709/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-800m-t34-final. dead.
5. Web site: Women's 800m - T53 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153309/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-800m-t53-final. dead.
6. Web site: Women's 800m - T54 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024214025/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-800m-t54-final. dead.