The women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 1 September 2024.
| Women's 800 metres T53 at the XVII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade de France | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 September 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:41.04 PR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54 |
The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Catherine Debrunner (SUI) | 1:37.96 |  Sharjah | 4 February 2024 |
| Paralympic record |  Madison de Rozario (AUS) | 1:45.99 |  Tokyo | 29 August 2021 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 2:13.00 |  Anne Wafula |
Nairobi |
25 July 2003 | |
| America | 1:45.90 |  Chelsea McClammer |
Arbon |
28 May 2017 | |
| Asia | 1:47.45 |  Zhou Hongzhuan |
 Rio de Janeiro |
17 September 2016 | |
| Europe | 1:37.96 | WR | Catherine Debrunner |
Sharjah |
4 February 2024 |
| Oceania | 1:45.53 |  Madison de Rozario |
Canberra |
21 February 2019 | |
Results
editFinal
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Catherine Debrunner |  Switzerland |
1:41.04 | PR |
 |
Samantha Kinghorn |  Great Britain |
1:42.96 | |
 |
Zhou Hongzhuan | China |
1:46.83 | AR |
| 4 | Hamide Dogangun |  Turkey |
1:51.70 | SB |
| 5 | Gao Fang | China |
1:51.81 | PB |
| 6 | Angela Ballard | Australia |
1:56.83 | |
| 7 | Chelsea Stein | United States |
2:11.91 | |
| Source:[2] | ||||
References
edit- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Women's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.