The women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 3 September 2021.
| Women's 1500 metres T20 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac (POL) |
4:23.37 | Stadskanaal, Netherlands | 28 June 2012 |
| Paralympic Record |  Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac (POL) |
4:24.37 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 4:50.47 | Aida Naili |  Tunisia
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| America | 4:54.58 | Kaitlin Bounds |  United States
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| Asia | 4:36.56 | Anju Furuya |  Japan
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| Europe | 4:23.37 WR | Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac | Poland
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| Oceania | 5:26.86 | Eliesha Byrt |  Australia
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Results edit
The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:26:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac | Poland |
4:27.84 | SB |
 |
Liudmyla Danylina |  Ukraine |
4:32.82 | SB |
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Hannah Taunton |  Great Britain |
4:35.34 | PB |
| 4 | Anju Furuya |  Japan |
4:38.58 | SB |
| 5 | Ilona Biacsi |  Hungary |
4:53.36 | |
| 6 | Sayaka Makita | Japan |
4:54.60 | |
| 7 | Moeko Yamamoto | Japan |
4:55.03 | |
| 8 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary |
4:58.41 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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