Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54
| Women's 1,500m T54 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:39.88 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 1,500m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 16 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
Results
Heats
Competed from 09:06.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chantal Petitclerc |  Canada | 3:29.87 | Q |
| 2 | Diane Roy | Canada | 3:30.07 | Q |
| 3 | Jessica Galli |  United States | 3:30.32 | Q |
| 4 | Sandra Graf |  Switzerland | 3:30.69 | q |
| 5 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 3:33.33 | q |
| 6 | Ajara Busonga Mohammed |  Ghana | 3:46.56 | |
| 7 | Dague Diop |  Senegal | 4:18.84 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelly Woods |  Great Britain | 3:34.41 | Q |
| 2 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 3:34.56 | Q |
| 3 | Edith Hunkeler | Switzerland | 3:34.68 | Q |
| 4 | Gunilla Wallengren |  Sweden | 3:35.40 | |
| 5 | Christie Dawes |  Australia | 3:35.80 | |
| 6 | Tracey Ferguson | Canada | 3:36.11 |
Final
Competed at 19:19.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada | 3:39.88 | |
 | Shelly Woods | Great Britain | 3:40.99 | |
 | Edith Hunkeler | Switzerland | 3:41.03 | |
| 4 | Jessica Galli | United States | 3:41.68 | |
| 5 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 3:42.17 | |
| 6 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 3:42.26 | |
| 7 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 3:43.54 | |
| 8 | Diane Roy | Canada | 3:43.66 |
Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Women's 1,500m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
