Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T34

The women's 800 metres T34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 4 September 2021.

Women's 800 metres T34
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates4 September 2021
Competitors7 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannah Cockroft  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kare Adenegan  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexa Halko  United States

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record Hannah Cockroft (GBR)1:48.87Arbon, Switzerland24 May 2021
Paralympic Record Hannah Cockroft (GBR)2:00.62Rio de Janeiro, Brazil16 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
AfricaVacant
America2:01.35Alexa Halko United States
Asia2:18.98Liu Panpan China
Europe1:48.87 WRHannah Cockroft Great Britain
Oceania2:04.10Rosemary Little Australia

Results

The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:46:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5Hannah Cockroft Great Britain1:48.99GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3Kare Adenegan Great Britain1:59.85PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Alexa Halko United States2:02.22SB
47Fabienne André Great Britain2:09.09PB
54Veronika Doronina RPC2:19.64SB
62Eva Houston United States2:21.21
78Joyce Lefevre Belgium2:24.96

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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