Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T34

The women's 800 metres T34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 4 September 2021.

Women's 800 metres T34
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates4 September 2021 (final)
Competitors7 from 4 nations
Winning time1:48.99
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannah Cockroft  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kare Adenegan  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexa Halko  United States
2016
2024

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.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Hannah Cockroft (GBR) 1:48.87 Arbon, Switzerland 24 May 2021
Paralympic Record   Hannah Cockroft (GBR) 2:00.62 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa Vacant
America 2:01.35 Alexa Halko   United States
Asia 2:18.98 Liu Panpan   China
Europe 1:48.87 WR Hannah Cockroft   Great Britain
Oceania 2:04.10 Rosemary Little   Australia

Results

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The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:46:[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.