Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5000m athletic event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September 2012.[1] The event, open to T53 and T54 wheelchair athletes, consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 5000 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 2 September
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Winning time12:27.87
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edith Wolf  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shirley Reilly  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christie Dawes  Australia
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

Results

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The event was won by Swiss athlete Edith Wolf, beating American Shirley Reilly, who won the silver medal, and Australian Christie Dawes, who claimed the bronze medal.[2]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[3]

World record   Amanda McGrory (USA) 11:39.43 29 June 2007 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record   Wakako Tsuchida (JPN) 11:59.51 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Amanda McGrory   United States T53 13:11.78 Q
2 Liu Wenjun   China T54 13:12.11 Q
3 Shelly Woods   Great Britain T54 13:12.25 Q
4 Keira-Lyn Frie   Canada T54 13:12.45 q
5 Sandra Graf   Switzerland T54 13:12.82
6 Christina Schwab   United States T54 13:33.30

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 Edith Wolf   Switzerland T54 12:23.61 Q
2 Diane Roy   Canada T54 12:24.48 Q
3 Wakako Tsuchida   Japan T54 12:24.73 Q
4 Patricia Keller   Switzerland T54 12:51.49 q
5 Christie Dawes   Australia T54 12:51.77 q
6 Shirley Reilly   United States T53 13:09.26 q
7 Zou Lihong   China T54 DNF

Final

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Competed 2 September 2012 at 10:37.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
  Edith Wolf   Switzerland T54 12:27.87
  Shirley Reilly   United States T53 12:27.91
  Christie Dawes   Australia T54 12:28.24
4 Keira-Lyn Frie   Canada T54 12:28.86
5 Liu Wenjun   China T54 12:28.93
6 Wakako Tsuchida   Japan T54 12:29.05
7 Amanda McGrory   United States T53 12:29.07
8 Shelly Woods   Great Britain T54 12:29.26
9 Diane Roy   Canada T54 12:29.27
10 Patricia Keller   Switzerland T54 12:29.38

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DNF = Did not finish.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ "London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  3. ^ "T54 5000 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.