Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
By Event
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
Field events
Long jump		men		women
High jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Club throw		men		women
By Classification
Classification Key
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40-41: Les Autres
T/F42–47: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
T11-13
T11/F11		men		women
T12/F12		men		women
T13/F13		men		women
T20
T20/F20		men		women
T32-38
T32/F32		men		women
T33/F33		men		women
T34/F34		men		women
T35/F35		men		women
T36/F36		men		women
T37/F37		men		women
T38/F38		men		women
T40-41
T40/F40		men		women
T41/F41		men		women
T42-47
T42/F42		men		women
T43/F43		men		women
T44/F44		men		women
T45/F45		men		women
T46/F46		men		women
T47/F47		men		women
T51-57
T51/F51		men		women
T52/F52		men		women
T53/F53		men		women
T54/F54		men		women
T55/F55		men		women
T56/F56		men		women
T57/F57		men		women

The Women’s 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of four events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.^[1]

Schedule

R	Round 1	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Event↓/Date →	Thu 8	Fri 9	Sat 10	Sun 11	Mon 12	Tue 13	Wed 14	Thu 15	Fri 16	Sat 17
T11 1500m										F
T13 1500m	R		F
T20 1500m									F
T54 1500m					R	F

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T11[2]	Zheng Jin guide : Jin Yubo  China	4:38.92	Nancy Chelangat Koech guide : Geoffrey Kiplangat Rotich  Kenya	4:42.12	Maritza Arango Buitrago guide : Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez  Colombia	4:45.33
T13[3]	Somaya Bousaid  Tunisia	4:21.45	Najah Chouaya  Tunisia	4:30.52	Izaskun Oses Ayucar  Spain	4:39.99
T20[4]	Barbara Niewiedzial  Poland	4:24.37	Ilona Biacsi  Hungary	4:27.88	Liudmyla Danylina  Ukraine	4:28.78
T54[5]	Tatyana McFadden  United States	3:22.50	Amanda McGrory  United States	3:22.61	Chelsea McClammer  United States	3:22.67

Results

T11

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.

17:38 17 September 2016: ^[6]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	5	186	Zheng, JinJin Zheng	China		4:38.92
	4	486	Koech, Nancy ChelangatNancy Chelangat Koech	Kenya		4:42.12
	3	210	Arango Buitrago, MaritzaMaritza Arango Buitrago	Colombia		4:45.33
4	2	96	Bazone Teixeira, RenataRenata Bazone Teixeira	Brazil		5:01.75
5	1	555	Rodriguez Saavedra, Monica OliviaMonica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra	Mexico		5:03.14
6	6	911	Mosquera-Schmidt, IvonneIvonne Mosquera-Schmidt	United States		5:08.97

T13

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.

11:13 10 September 2016: ^[7]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	832	Bousaid, SomayaSomaya Bousaid	Tunisia		4:21.45
	2	834	Chouaya, NajahNajah Chouaya	Tunisia		4:30.52
	5	277	Oses Ayucar, IzaskunIzaskun Oses Ayucar	Spain		4:39.99
4	1	435	Streimikyte, GretaGreta Streimikyte	Ireland		4:45.06
5	6	212	Gonzalez, MarcelaMarcela Gonzalez	Colombia		4:49.37
	4	560	Velasco Maldonado, Daniela EugeniaDaniela Eugenia Velasco Maldonado	Mexico			DSQ

T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

11:09 16 September 2016: ^[8]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	4	694	Niewiedzial, BarbaraBarbara Niewiedzial	Poland		4:24.37
	8	406	Biacsi, IlonaIlona Biacsi	Hungary		4:27.88
	3	873	Danylina, LiudmylaLiudmyla Danylina	Ukraine		4:28.78
4	6	693	Meloch, ArletaArleta Meloch	Poland		4:33.19
5	2	405	Biacsi, BernadettBernadett Biacsi	Hungary		4:43.10
6	7	469	Makita, SayakaSayaka Makita	Japan		4:51.90
7	5	480	Yamamoto, MoekoMoeko Yamamoto	Japan		5:01.99
	1	697	Stenka, SabinaSabina Stenka	Poland			DSQ

T54

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.

18:14 13 September 2016: ^[9]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	8	906	McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden	United States		3:22.50
	6	907	McGrory, AmandaAmanda McGrory	United States		3:22.61
	2	904	McClammer, ChelseaChelsea McClammer	United States		3:22.67
4	1	780	Schaer, ManuelaManuela Schaer	Switzerland		3:23.41
5	4	36	de Rozario, MadisonMadison de Rozario	Australia		3:24.33
6	3	145	Roy, DianeDiane Roy	Canada		3:24.57
7	10	171	Ma, JingJing Ma	China		3:24.88
8	7	35	Dawes, ChristieChristie Dawes	Australia		3:26.00
9	9	111	Rocha, AlineAline Rocha	Brazil		3:27.61
10	5	787	Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren	Sweden		3:30.14

References

1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
2. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
3. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T13". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
4. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T20". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
5. "Event Overview - Women's 1500m - T54". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
6. "Women's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
7. "Women's 1500m - T13 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
8. "Women's 1500m - T20 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
9. "Women's 1500m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.