Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T20

The Women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 September.[1] The event consisted of a single race.

Women's 1500 metres T20
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates5 September
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Winning time4:35.26
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Barbara Niewiedzial  Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arleta Meloch  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ilona Biacsi  Hungary

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 World and Paralympic records were as follows:[2]

World record   Arleta Meloch (POL) 4:33.16 8 July 2001 Tunis, Tunisia
Paralympic record Not previously competed

Results edit

Competed 5 September 2012 at 20:19.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Barbara Niewiedzial   Poland 4:35.26
  Arleta Meloch   Poland 4:39.04
  Ilona Biacsi   Hungary 4:42.31
4 Bernadett Biacsi   Hungary 4:42.80
5 Sayaka Makita   Japan 4:50.03 SB
6 Aida Naili   Tunisia 4:50.47 SB

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "T20 1500 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022.