| Women's 800 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 5 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:52.85 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Classification | ||||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired | ||||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability | ||||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy | ||||||||
| F40: Les Autres | ||||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees | ||||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability | ||||||||
| Men T/F51–58 | ||||||||
| Track | ||||||||
| 100 m | T51 | T52 | T53 | T54 | ||||
| 200 m | T52 | T53 | ||||||
| 400 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 800 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 1500 m | T54 | |||||||
| 5000 m | T54 | |||||||
| 4×400 m relay | T53-54 | |||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| Marathon | T54 | |||||||
| Field | ||||||||
| Shot put | F52-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||||
| Discus throw | F51-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F52-3 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Women T/F51–58 | ||||||||
| Track | ||||||||
| 100 m | T52 | T53 | T54 | |||||
| 200 m | T52 | T53 | ||||||
| 400 m | T53 | T54 | ||||||
| 800 m | T53 | T54 | ||||||
| 1500 m | T54 | |||||||
| 5000 m | T54 | |||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| Marathon | T54 | |||||||
| Field | ||||||||
| Shot put | F54-6 | |||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Club throw | F31-32/51 | |||||||
| Discus throw | F51-3 | |||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
| Javelin throw | F33-34/52-53 | F54-6 | ||||||
| F57-8 | ||||||||
The Women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 September. The event consisted of a single race.
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Jessica Galli (USA)
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1:49.82 | 29 June 2007 | Atlanta, United States |
| Paralympic record |  Tanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)
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1:55.12 | 19 August 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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| Paralympic record |  Zhou Hongzhuan (CHN) |
1:52.85 | 5 September 2012 | |
Results
Competed 5 September 2012 at 20:12.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zhou Hongzhuan |  China |
1:52.85 | PR |
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Huang Lisha | China |
1:53.10 | PB |
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Jessica Galli |  United States |
1:53.12 | |
| 4 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia |
1:53.65 | |
| 5 | Angela Ballard | Australia |
1:53.80 | |
| 6 | Shirley Reilly | United States |
1:54.18 | |
| 7 | Amanda McGrory | United States |
1:54.48 |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
- "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- "T53 800 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.