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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

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Women's 800m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates14 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time1:45.19
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Roy  Canada

The women's 800m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 21:20.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chantal Petitclerc  Canada 1:50.51 Q, PR
2 Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland 1:53.08 Q
3 Shelly Woods  Great Britain 1:55.52 Q
4 Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden 1:56.43 q
5 Chelsea McClammer  United States 1:57.09 q

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:56.56 Q
2 Diane Roy  Canada 1:57.53 Q
3 Liu Wenjun  China 1:57.81 Q
4 Jessica Matassa  Canada 1:58.60
5 Sandra Graf  Switzerland 1:58.67
6 Christie Dawes  Australia 2:00.21

Final

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Competed at 18:44.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  Canada 1:45.19 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:46.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Roy  Canada 1:48.07
4 Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland 1:49.11
5 Shelly Woods  Great Britain 1:50.03
6 Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden 1:50.09
7 Liu Wenjun  China 1:51.85
8 Chelsea McClammer  United States 1:51.88

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 800m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.