Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54
| Women's 800m T54 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.19 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 800m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Results
Heats
Competed from 21:20.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chantal Petitclerc |  Canada |
1:50.51 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Edith Hunkeler |
 Switzerland |
1:53.08 | Q |
| 3 | Shelly Woods |  Great Britain |
1:55.52 | Q |
| 4 | Gunilla Wallengren |  Sweden |
1:56.43 | q |
| 5 | Chelsea McClammer |  United States |
1:57.09 | q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
1:56.56 | Q |
| 2 | Diane Roy | Canada |
1:57.53 | Q |
| 3 | Liu Wenjun |  China |
1:57.81 | Q |
| 4 | Jessica Matassa | Canada |
1:58.60 | |
| 5 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland |
1:58.67 | |
| 6 | Christie Dawes |  Australia |
2:00.21 |
Final
Competed at 18:44.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chantal Petitclerc | Canada |
1:45.19 | WR |
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Tatyana McFadden | United States |
1:46.95 | |
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Diane Roy | Canada |
1:48.07 | |
| 4 | Edith Hunkeler |
Switzerland |
1:49.11 | |
| 5 | Shelly Woods | Great Britain |
1:50.03 | |
| 6 | Gunilla Wallengren | Sweden |
1:50.09 | |
| 7 | Liu Wenjun | China |
1:51.85 | |
| 8 | Chelsea McClammer | United States |
1:51.88 |
Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Women's 800m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.