Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Paralympics_–_Women's_800_metres
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.
| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| 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 |
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T34[1] details |
Hannah Cockroft Great Britain | 2:00.62 | Alexa Halko United States | 2:02.08 | Kare Adenegan Great Britain | 2:02.47 |
| T53[2] details |
Zhou Hongzhuan China | 1:47.45 | Madison de Rozario Australia | 1:47.64 | Shirley Reilly United States | 1:47.77 |
| T54[3] details |
Tatyana McFadden United States | 1:44.73 | Liu Wenjun China | 1:45.02 | Li Yingjie China | 1:45.23 |
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
The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.
18:11 16 September 2016:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 326 | Hannah Cockroft |  Great Britain | 2:00.62 | ||
 | 6 | 897 | Alexa Halko |  United States | 2:02.08 | ||
 | 3 | 321 | Kare Adenegan | Great Britain | 2:02.47 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 45 | Rosemary Little |  Australia | 2:04.10 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 341 | Melissa Nicholls | Great Britain | 2:13.59 | ||
| 4 | 619 | Desiree Vranken |  Netherlands | DSQ |
T53
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
17:46 17 September 2016:[5]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 188 | Hongzhuan Zhou |  China | 1:47.45 | ||
| 2 | 36 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:47.64 | ||
| 5 | 913 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 1:47.77 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 30 | Angela Ballard | Australia | 1:47.97 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 904 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 1:48.32 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 337 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 1:49.51 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 162 | Lisha Huang | China | 1:52.15 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 849 | Hamide Kurt |  Turkey | 1:52.78 |
T54
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.
17:53 17 September 2016:[6]
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:44.73 | ||
| 4 | 170 | Wenjun Liu | China | 1:45.02 | ||
| 8 | 167 | Yingjie Li | China | 1:45.23 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:45.24 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 780 | Manuela Schaer |  Switzerland | 1:46.00 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 190 | Lihong Zou | China | 1:46.18 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 145 | Diane Roy |  Canada | 1:51.51 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 615 | Margriet van den Broek | Netherlands | 1:52.01 |
- "Event Overview - Women's 800m - T34". paralympic.org. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Event Overview - Women's 800m - T53". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Event Overview - Women's 800m - T54". paralympic.org. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Women's 800m - T34 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Women's 800m - T53 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Women's 800m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
