Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres T54
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| Women's 5000 metres T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium |
| Dates | 28 August 2021 (final) |
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 10:52.57 |
| Medalists | |
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The women's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021. 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.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Manuela Schär (SUI) | 10:51.17 | Arbon, Switzerland | 5 August 2018 |
| Paralympic Record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tatyana McFadden (USA) | 11:47.37 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14 September 2016 |
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| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 11:56.13 | Hannah Babalola | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| America | 10:57.80 | Tatyana McFadden | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Asia | 11:19.78 | Kazumi Nakayama | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Europe | 10:51.17 WR | Manuela Schär | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| Oceania | 10:59.05 | Madison de Rozario | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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Results
Final
The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:06:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Susannah Scaroni | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | T54 | 10:52.57 | PR |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Manuela Schär | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | T54 | 11:00.50 | SB |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Tatyana McFadden | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | T54 | 11:15.13 | SB |
| 4 | Nikita den Boer | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | T54 | 11:15.37 | PB |
| 5 | Madison de Rozario | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | T53 | 11:15.86 | |
| 6 | Merle Menje | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | T54 | 11:16.38 | PB |
| 7 | Jenna Fesemyer | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | T54 | 11:17.24 | PB |
| 8 | Vanessa Cristina de Souza | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | T54 | 11:18.02 | PB |
| 9 | Zou Lihong | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | T54 | 11:18.06 | AR |
| 10 | Patricia Eachus | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | T54 | 11:42.76 | SB |
References
- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.