Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres

The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 29 to September 4, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested over this distance.[1]

Schedule

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R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[2] Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
T34 800m F
T53 800m R F
T54 800m R F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34
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Hannah Cockroft
  Great Britain
1:48.99 GR Kare Adenegan
  Great Britain
1:59.85 Alexa Halko
  United States
2:02.22
T53
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Madison de Rozario
  Australia
1:45.99 GR Zhou Hongzhuan
  China
1:47.66 Catherine Debrunner
  Switzerland
1:47.90
T54
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Manuela Schär
  Switzerland
1:42.81 GR Tatyana McFadden
  United States
1:43.16 Susannah Scaroni
  United States
1:44.43

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

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.

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:46:[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Hannah Cockroft   Great Britain 1:48.99 GR
  3 Kare Adenegan   Great Britain 1:59.85 PB
  6 Alexa Halko   United States 2:02.22 SB
4 7 Fabienne André   Great Britain 2:09.09 PB
5 4 Veronika Doronina   RPC 2:19.64 SB
6 2 Eva Houston   United States 2:21.21
7 8 Joyce Lefevre   Belgium 2:24.96

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:04:[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Madison de Rozario   Australia 1:45.99 GR
  7 Zhou Hongzhuan   China 1:47.66 SB
  8 Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 1:47.90
4 4 Samantha Kinghorn   Great Britain 1:47.94 SB
5 6 Hamide Doğangün   Turkey 1:48.94 PB
6 3 Chelsea McClammer   United States 1:51.19 SB
7 2 Angie Ballard   Australia 1:52.22 SB
8 9 Yen Hoang   United States 1:52.40

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.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:17:[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Manuela Schär   Switzerland 1:42.81 GR
  4 Tatyana McFadden   United States 1:43.16 SB
  6 Susannah Scaroni   United States 1:44.43 SB
4 7 Merle Menje   Germany 1:46.43
5 3 Mel Woods   Great Britain 1:50.40 PB
6 8 Amanda McGrory   United States 1:52.59
7 2 Marie Alphonse   Mauritius 1:53.30
8 9 Zübeyde Süpürgeci   Turkey 1:54.87

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics schedule". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "T34 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "T53 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.