Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53
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The women's 800 metres T53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 29 August 2021.
| Women's 800 metres T53 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.99 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Madison de Rozario (AUS) | 1:45.53 | Canberra, Australia | 21 January 2019 |
| Paralympic Record |  Zhou Hongzhuan (CHN) | 1:47.45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 2:13.00 | Anne Wafula |  Kenya |
| America | 1:45.90 | Chelsea McClammer |  United States |
| Asia | 1:47.45 PR | Zhou Hongzhuan |  China |
| Europe | 1:47.15 | Catherine Debrunner |  Switzerland |
| Oceania | 1:45.53 WR | Madison de Rozario | Australia |
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Heats
Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:36:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Madison de Rozario |  Australia | 1:49.21 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Samantha Kinghorn |  Great Britain | 1:50.83 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Yen Hoang |  United States | 1:51.49 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 4 | Jessica Frotten |  Canada | 1:56.79 | SB |
| 5 | Gao Fang | China | DQ | WPA 18.7 |
Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:45:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Hamide Doğangün |  Turkey | 1:51.05 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 1:51.16 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 5 | Catherine Debrunner |  Switzerland | 1:51.47 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 1:52.50 | q, SB |
| 5 | 7 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 1:52.69 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Jessica Cooper Lewis |  Bermuda | 1:57.77 | PB |
Final
The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:04:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:45.99 | GR |
 | 7 | Zhou Hongzhuan | China | 1:47.66 | SB |
 | 8 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 1:47.90 | |
| 4 | 4 | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 1:47.94 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Hamide Doğangün | Turkey | 1:48.94 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 1:51.19 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Angie Ballard | Australia | 1:52.22 | SB |
| 8 | 9 | Yen Hoang | United States | 1:52.40 |
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