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.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World & Paralympic record1:45.1914 September 2008Beijing, China
Results
Round 1 Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:12. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus best second place (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Tatyana McFadden 1:47.66 Q2 Liu Wenjun 1:48.49 Q, RR3 Diane Roy 1:55.95 q4 Christie Dawes 1:56.14 q, SB5 Jade Jones 1:56.16 6 Alexandra Helbling 1:56.49 7 Isatou Nyang DQ
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Zou Lihong 1:56.36 Q2 Manuela Schaer 1:56.60 Q3 Gunilla Wallengren 1:57.14 4 Keira-Lyn Frie 1:57.23 5 Christina Schwab 1:57.51 6 Amanda Kotaja 2:00.73 PB7 Patricia Mustapha DQ
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Edith Wolf 1:53.13 Q2 Dong Hongjiao 1:55.92 Q3 Shelly Woods 1:56.39 4 Marianne Maiboll 2:06.88 5 Yazmith Bataz 2:06.97 6 Amberlynn Weber 2:07.99
Final Competed 5 September 2012 at 21:44. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Tatyana McFadden 1:47.01 Edith Wolf 1:49.87 SB Zou Lihong 1:50.31 PB4 Dong Hongjiao 1:50.62 PB5 Manuela Schaer 1:50.90 6 Liu Wenjun 1:51.34 7 Diane Roy 1:54.90 8 Christie Dawes 1:58.77
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
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