Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres T54

Women's 5000 metres T54
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRio Olympic Stadium
Dates14 and 15 September
Competitors10
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   United States
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 5000 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 September.It featured 14 athletes from 8 countries and was open to both T54 and T53 classification athletes. The United States took all three medals, while eventual winner Tatyana McFadden broke the Paralympic record during the heat stages.

The T54 category is for athletes with paraplegia, but have normal hand and arm function, limited to no trunk function, and no leg function. T53 athletes may have spinal injuries or cerebral palsy and have full use of their arms but have no or limited trunk function.

Records

The existing world records were as follows.

Record Type Event - class time Country Venue Date
World record 5000 m - T54 11:04.54  Tatyana McFadden (USA) Arbon, Switzerland 6 June 2015
Paralympic record 5000 m - T54 11:59.51  Wakako Tsuchida (JPN) Athens, Greece 21 September 20014

Heats

The heats were completed at 10:00 and 10:17 local time. The first three athletes in each heat and the next four fastest advanced to the final.[1]

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Tatyana McFadden (T54) United States 11:47.37 Q, PR
2 Manuela Schaer (T54) Switzerland 12:00.47 Q
3 Ma Jing (T54) China 12.53 Q, SB
4 Christie Dawes (T54) Australia 12:15.95
5 Aline Rocha (T54) Brazil 12:16.03
6 Margriet van den Broek (T54) Netherlands 12:16.69 SB
7 Jade Jones (T54) Great Britain 12:17.83

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Chelsea McClammer (T53) United States 11:49.25 Q
2 Amanda McGrory (T54) United States 11:49.47 Q
3 Zou Lihong (T54) China 11:49.52 Q, PB
4 Madison de Rozario (T53) Australia 11:49.71 q
5 Diane Roy (T54) Canada 11:58.04 q
6 Gunilla Wallengren (T54) Sweden 12:07.88 q
7 Maria de Fatima Fonseca Chaves (T54) Brazil 12:08.52 q, PB

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden United States 11:54.07
2nd, silver medalist(s) Chelsea McClammer United States 11:54.33
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Amanda McGrory United States 11:54.34
4 Madison de Rozario Australia 11.54.46
5 Zou Lihong China 11.55.10
6 Ma Jing China 11.57.20 SB
7 Diane Roy Canada 11:58.78
8 Manuela Schaer Switzerland 11:59.86
9 Maria de Fatima Fonseca Chaves Brazil 12:06.15 PB
10 Gunilla Wallengren Sweden 12:20.15
Temperature: 25 C

References

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