Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54
| Women's 800 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games |
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 4 to 5 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.01 | ||||||||||||
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Tatyana McFadden |
 United States
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Edith Wolf |
 Switzerland
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Zou Lihong |
 China
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The Women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 4 to 5 September. The event consisted of 3 heats and a final.
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.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:12. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.
Competed 5 September 2012 at 21:44.
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
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