Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres
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The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 3, 2021. A total of 4 events were contested over this distance.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date[2] | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T11 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||
| T13 1500m | F | |||||||||||||
| T20 1500m | F | |||||||||||||
| T54 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||
Medal summary[edit]
The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 1500 metres events.
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 |
 MexicoMónica Olivia Rodríguez Guide: Kevin Aguilar |
4:37.40 WR |  South AfricaLouzanne Coetzee Guide: Erasmus Badenhorst |
4:40.96 AR |  KenyaNancy Chelangat Koech Guide: Geoffrey Rotich |
4:45.58 |
| T13 |
Tigist Mengistu Ethiopia |
4:23.24 | Liza Corso United States |
4:30.67 | Somaya Bousaid Tunisia |
4:31.78 |
| T20 |
Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac Poland |
4:27.84 | Liudmyla Danylina Ukraine |
4:32.82 | Hannah Taunton Great Britain |
4:35.34 |
| T54 |
Zhou Zhaoqian China |
3:27.63 | Manuela Schär Switzerland |
3:28.01 | Madison de Rozario Australia |
3:28.24 |
Results[edit]
The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 1500 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
T11[edit]
The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.
The final in this classification took place on 30 August, at 9:38:[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mónica Olivia Rodríguez | Mexico |
4:37.40 | WR |
 |
Louzanne Coetzee | South Africa |
4:40.96 | AR |
 |
Nancy Chelangat Koech | Kenya |
4:45.58 | SB |
| 4 | Joanna Mazur |  Poland |
4:48.74 | AR |
| 5 | Susana Rodríguez |  Spain |
4:52.67 | |
| 6 | He Shanshan |  China |
4:52.72 |
T13[edit]
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 19:10:[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu |  Ethiopia |
4:23.24 | PB |
|
Liza Corso |  United States |
4:30.67 | PB |
|
Somaya Bousaid |  Tunisia |
4:31.78 | |
| 4 | Veronika Zotova |  RPC |
4:33.96 | AR |
| 5 | Greta Streimikyte |  Ireland |
4:34.82 | |
| 6 | Izaskun Osés Ayúcar | Spain |
4:39.92 | PB |
| 7 | Daniela Velasco | Mexico |
4:40.25 | SB |
| 8 | Elena Pautova | RPC |
5:00.76 | |
| 9 | Edneusa Dorta |  Brazil |
5:02.84 | SB |
| 10 | Francy Osorio |  Colombia |
5:05.08 | |
| 11 | Meryem En-Nourhi |  Morocco |
5:34.20 | |
| Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi | Morocco |
DNF |
T20[edit]
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:26:[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac | Poland |
4:27.84 | SB |
|
Liudmyla Danylina |  Ukraine |
4:32.82 | SB |
|
Hannah Taunton |  Great Britain |
4:35.34 | PB |
| 4 | Anju Furuya |  Japan |
4:38.58 | SB |
| 5 | Ilona Biacsi |  Hungary |
4:53.36 | |
| 6 | Sayaka Makita | Japan |
4:54.60 | |
| 7 | Moeko Yamamoto | Japan |
4:55.03 | |
| 8 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary |
4:58.41 |
T54[edit]
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.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 20:56:[6]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zhou Zhaoqian | China |
3:27.63 | PB |
|
Manuela Schär |  Switzerland |
3:28.01 | |
|
Madison de Rozario |  Australia |
3:28.24 | |
| 4 | Merle Menje |  Germany |
3:28.64 | |
| 5 | Tatyana McFadden | United States |
3:28.85 | |
| 6 | Zou Lihong | China |
3:29.07 | |
| 7 | Nikita den Boer |  Netherlands |
3:29.11 | |
| 8 | Vanessa Cristina de Sousa | Brazil |
3:30.55 | |
| 9 | Susannah Scaroni | United States |
3:35.53 | |
| 10 | Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse |  Mauritius |
3:39.83 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics schedule". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "T11 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "T13 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "T20 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.