Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54

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Women's 1,500m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates16 September
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time3:39.88
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shelly Woods  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland

The women's 1,500m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 16 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 09:06.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chantal Petitclerc  Canada 3:29.87 Q
2 Diane Roy  Canada 3:30.07 Q
3 Jessica Galli  United States 3:30.32 Q
4 Sandra Graf  Switzerland 3:30.69 q
5 Shirley Reilly  United States 3:33.33 q
6 Ajara Busonga Mohammed  Ghana 3:46.56
7 Dague Diop  Senegal 4:18.84

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shelly Woods  Great Britain 3:34.41 Q
2 Amanda McGrory  United States 3:34.56 Q
3 Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland 3:34.68 Q
4 Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden 3:35.40
5 Christie Dawes  Australia 3:35.80
6 Tracey Ferguson  Canada 3:36.11

Final[edit]

Competed at 19:19.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  Canada 3:39.88
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shelly Woods  Great Britain 3:40.99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland 3:41.03
4 Jessica Galli  United States 3:41.68
5 Amanda McGrory  United States 3:42.17
6 Sandra Graf  Switzerland 3:42.26
7 Shirley Reilly  United States 3:43.54
8 Diane Roy  Canada 3:43.66

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time.

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 1,500m 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.