The women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.
| Women's 1500 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30–31 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Manuela Schär (SUI) |
3:12.35 | Nottwil, Switzerland | 9 August 2020 |
| Paralympic Record |  Tatyana McFadden (USA) |
3:22.50 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 3:30.51 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse |  Mauritius
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| America | 3:13.27 | Tatyana McFadden |  United States
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| Asia | 3:24.88 | Ma Jing |  China
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| Europe | 3:12.35 WR | Manuela Schär | Switzerland
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| Oceania | 3:13.27 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 21:26:[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
T54 | 3:36.24 | Q |
| 2 | Zhou Zhaoqian |  China |
T54 | 3:36.40 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Merle Menje |  Germany |
T54 | 3:36.46 | Q |
| 4 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia |
T53 | 3:36.49 | q |
| 5 | Patricia Eachus |  Switzerland |
T54 | 3:37.43 | |
| 6 | Jenna Fesemyer | United States |
T54 | 3:37.56 |
Heat 2 will take place on 30 August 2021, at 21:34:[3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susannah Scaroni | United States |
T54 | 3:23.42 | Q |
| 2 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland |
T54 | 3:28.32 | Q |
| 3 | Zou Lihong |  Chile |
T54 | 3:28.68 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Nikita den Boer |  Netherlands |
T54 | 3:28.87 | q |
| 5 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse |  Mauritius |
T54 | 3:29.66 | q, AR |
| 6 | Vanessa Cristina |  Brazil |
T54 | 3:30.06 | q, SB |
| 7 | Jessica Frotten |  Canada |
T53 | 3:52.23 |
Final edit
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 20:56:[4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Zhou Zhaoqian | China |
T54 | 3:27.63 | PB |
 |
Manuela Schär | Switzerland |
T54 | 3:28.01 | |
 |
Madison de Rozario | Australia |
T53 | 3:28.24 | |
| 4 | Merle Menje | Germany |
T54 | 3:28.64 | |
| 5 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
T54 | 3:28.85 | |
| 6 | Zou Lihong | China |
T54 | 3:29.07 | |
| 7 | Nikita den Boer | Netherlands |
T54 | 3:29.11 | |
| 8 | Vanessa Cristina | Brazil |
T54 | 3:30.55 | |
| 9 | Susannah Scaroni | United States |
T54 | 3:35.53 | |
| 10 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse | Mauritius |
T54 | 3:39.83 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.