Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53

The Women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 5 September.^[1] The event consisted of a single race.

Women's 800 metres T53 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	5 September
Competitors	7 from 3 nations
Winning time	1:52.85
Medalists
Zhou Hongzhuan  China Huang Lisha  China Jessica Galli  United States

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Jessica Galli (USA)	1:49.82	29 June 2007	Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record	Tanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	1:55.12	19 August 1996	Atlanta, United States
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record	Zhou Hongzhuan (CHN)	1:52.85	5 September 2012

Results

Competed 5 September 2012 at 20:12.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	1:52.85	PR
	Huang Lisha	China	1:53.10	PB
	Jessica Galli	United States	1:53.12
4	Madison de Rozario	Australia	1:53.65
5	Angela Ballard	Australia	1:53.80
6	Shirley Reilly	United States	1:54.18
7	Amanda McGrory	United States	1:54.48

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
2. "T53 800 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.