Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Women's 1500 metres T11
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates17 September 2016
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jin Zheng  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nancy Chelangat Koech  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maritza Arango Buitrago  Colombia

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 17 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

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Heat 1

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12:43 15 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 5 186 Jin Zheng   China 4:47.36 Q
2 4 486 Nancy Chelangat Koech   Kenya 4:48.70 Q
3 1 96 Renata Bazone Teixeira   Brazil 5:06.09 q
4 3 847 Öznur Alumur   Turkey 5:14.19
2 734 Louzanne Coetzee   South Africa DSQ

Heat 2

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12:51 15 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 210 Maritza Arango Buitrago   Colombia 4:58.43 Q
2 1 555 Monica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra   Mexico 5:01.47 Q
3 4 911 Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt   United States 5:12.28 q
4 5 13 Befilia Buya   Angola 5:24.01
5 3 708 Maria Fiuza   Portugal 5:24.14
6 2 154 Paula Guzman   Chile 5:37.26

Final

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17:38 17 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
  5 186 Jin Zheng   China 4:38.92
  4 486 Nancy Chelangat Koech   Kenya 4:42.12
  3 210 Maritza Arango Buitrago   Colombia 4:45.33
4 2 96 Renata Bazone Teixeira   Brazil 5:01.75
5 1 555 Monica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra   Mexico 5:03.14
6 6 911 Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt   United States 5:08.97

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 1500m - T11 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Women's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.