Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon T54
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| Women's marathon T54 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium |
| Dates | 5 September 2021 |
| Competitors | 16 from 7 nations |
| Medalists | |
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The women's marathon T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 5 September 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) | 1:35:42 | Ōita, Japan | 17 November 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tatyana McFadden (USA) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zou Lihong (CHN) |
1:38:44 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18 September 2016 |
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| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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| Africa | 1:57:19 | Masouda Siffi | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| America | 1:36:26 | Susannah Scaroni | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Asia | 1:35:50 | Tsubasa Kina | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Europe | 1:35:42 WR | Manuela Schär | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| Oceania | 1:42:59 | Christie Dawes | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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Results
The race took place on 5 September 2021, at 6:40:[2]
References
- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.