Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54
| Women's 1500 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30–31 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Manuela Schär (SUI) |
3:12.35 | Nottwil, Switzerland | 9 August 2020 |
| Paralympic Record |  Tatyana McFadden (USA) |
3:22.50 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 3:30.51 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse |  Mauritius
|
| America | 3:13.27 | Tatyana McFadden |  United States
|
| Asia | 3:24.88 | Ma Jing |  China
|
| Europe | 3:12.35 WR | Manuela Schär | Switzerland
|
| Oceania | 3:13.27 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia
|
Results
Heats
Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 21:26:[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
T54 | 3:36.24 | Q |
| 2 | Zhou Zhaoqian |  China |
T54 | 3:36.40 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Merle Menje |  Germany |
T54 | 3:36.46 | Q |
| 4 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia |
T53 | 3:36.49 | q |
| 5 | Patricia Eachus |  Switzerland |
T54 | 3:37.43 | |
| 6 | Jenna Fesemyer | United States |
T54 | 3:37.56 |
Heat 2 will take place on 30 August 2021, at 21:34:[3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susannah Scaroni | United States |
T54 | 3:23.42 | Q |
| 2 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland |
T54 | 3:28.32 | Q |
| 3 | Zou Lihong |  Chile |
T54 | 3:28.68 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Nikita den Boer |  Netherlands |
T54 | 3:28.87 | q |
| 5 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse |  Mauritius |
T54 | 3:29.66 | q, AR |
| 6 | Vanessa Cristina |
 Brazil |
T54 | 3:30.06 | q, SB |
| 7 | Jessica Frotten |  Canada |
T53 | 3:52.23 |
Final
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 20:56:[4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Zhou Zhaoqian | China |
T54 | 3:27.63 | PB |
 |
Manuela Schär | Switzerland |
T54 | 3:28.01 | |
 |
Madison de Rozario | Australia |
T53 | 3:28.24 | |
| 4 | Merle Menje | Germany |
T54 | 3:28.64 | |
| 5 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
T54 | 3:28.85 | |
| 6 | Zou Lihong | China |
T54 | 3:29.07 | |
| 7 | Nikita den Boer | Netherlands |
T54 | 3:29.11 | |
| 8 | Vanessa Cristina |
Brazil |
T54 | 3:30.55 | |
| 9 | Susannah Scaroni | United States |
T54 | 3:35.53 | |
| 10 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse | Mauritius |
T54 | 3:39.83 |
References
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.