Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54

The women's 1,500m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 16 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Women's 1,500m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates16 September
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time3:39.88
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shelly Woods  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:06.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 3:29.87 Q
2 Diane Roy   Canada 3:30.07 Q
3 Jessica Galli   United States 3:30.32 Q
4 Sandra Graf   Switzerland 3:30.69 q
5 Shirley Reilly   United States 3:33.33 q
6 Ajara Busonga Mohammed   Ghana 3:46.56
7 Dague Diop   Senegal 4:18.84

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shelly Woods   Great Britain 3:34.41 Q
2 Amanda McGrory   United States 3:34.56 Q
3 Edith Hunkeler   Switzerland 3:34.68 Q
4 Gunilla Wallengren   Sweden 3:35.40
5 Christie Dawes   Australia 3:35.80
6 Tracey Ferguson   Canada 3:36.11

Final edit

Competed at 19:19.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 3:39.88
  Shelly Woods   Great Britain 3:40.99
  Edith Hunkeler   Switzerland 3:41.03
4 Jessica Galli   United States 3:41.68
5 Amanda McGrory   United States 3:42.17
6 Sandra Graf   Switzerland 3:42.26
7 Shirley Reilly   United States 3:43.54
8 Diane Roy   Canada 3:43.66

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 1,500m 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.