Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5000m athletic event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September 2012.[1] The event, open to T53 and T54 wheelchair athletes, consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Women's 5000 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	31 August to 2 September
Competitors	13 from 7 nations
Winning time	12:27.87
Medalists
Edith Wolf  Switzerland Shirley Reilly  United States Christie Dawes  Australia

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

Results

The event was won by Swiss athlete Edith Wolf, beating American Shirley Reilly, who won the silver medal, and Australian Christie Dawes, who claimed the bronze medal.[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[3]

World record	Amanda McGrory (USA)	11:39.43	29 June 2007	Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record	Wakako Tsuchida (JPN)	11:59.51	21 September 2004	Athens, Greece

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Amanda McGrory	United States	T53	13:11.78	Q
2	Liu Wenjun	China	T54	13:12.11	Q
3	Shelly Woods	Great Britain	T54	13:12.25	Q
4	Keira-Lyn Frie	Canada	T54	13:12.45	q
5	Sandra Graf	Switzerland	T54	13:12.82
6	Christina Schwab	United States	T54	13:33.30

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Edith Wolf	Switzerland	T54	12:23.61	Q
2	Diane Roy	Canada	T54	12:24.48	Q
3	Wakako Tsuchida	Japan	T54	12:24.73	Q
4	Patricia Keller	Switzerland	T54	12:51.49	q
5	Christie Dawes	Australia	T54	12:51.77	q
6	Shirley Reilly	United States	T53	13:09.26	q
7	Zou Lihong	China	T54	DNF

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 10:37.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
	Edith Wolf	Switzerland	T54	12:27.87
	Shirley Reilly	United States	T53	12:27.91
	Christie Dawes	Australia	T54	12:28.24
4	Keira-Lyn Frie	Canada	T54	12:28.86
5	Liu Wenjun	China	T54	12:28.93
6	Wakako Tsuchida	Japan	T54	12:29.05
7	Amanda McGrory	United States	T53	12:29.07
8	Shelly Woods	Great Britain	T54	12:29.26
9	Diane Roy	Canada	T54	12:29.27
10	Patricia Keller	Switzerland	T54	12:29.38

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DNF = Did not finish.

References

1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
2. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/news/articles/gold-success-for-wolf.html
3. "T54 5000 records". International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.