The Women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 6 to 7 September. The event consisted of 2 heats and a final.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World record3:21.22 24 June 2010Arbon, SwitzerlandParalympic record3:26.8924 September 2004Athens, Greece
Results
Round 1 Competed 6 September 2012 from 12:29. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Zou Lihong T54 3:31.93 Q, PB2 Edith Wolf T54 3:32.04 Q3 Tatyana McFadden T54 3:32.14 Q4 Diane Roy T54 3:32.27 q5 Jade Jones T54 3:32.60 q6 Gunilla Wallengren T54 3:33.53 q, SB
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Shelly Woods T54 3:42.12 Q2 Shirley Reilly T53 3:42.18 Q3 Amanda McGrory T53 3:42.47 Q4 Keira-Lyn Frie T54 3:42.59 q5 Christie Dawes T54 3:43.36 SB6 Alexandra Helbling T54 3:43.59
Final
Competed 7 September 2012 at 21:08. Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes Tatyana McFadden T54 3:36.42 Edith Wolf T54 3:36.78 Shirley Reilly T53 3:37.03 4 Diane Roy T54 3:37.17 5 Zou Lihong T54 3:37.91 6 Shelly Woods T54 3:37.97 7 Amanda McGrory T53 3:38.19 8 Keira-Lyn Frie T54 3:38.58 9 Gunilla Wallengren T54 3:39.02 10 Jade Jones T54 3:39.03
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
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