Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres T54

Women's 5000 metres T54
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates28 August 2021 (final)
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time10:52.57
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Susannah Scaroni  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States
2016
2024

The women's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Records

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

World Record  Manuela Schär (SUI) 10:51.17 Arbon, Switzerland 5 August 2018
Paralympic Record  Tatyana McFadden (USA) 11:47.37 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 11:56.13 Hannah Babalola  Nigeria
America 10:57.80 Tatyana McFadden  United States
Asia 11:19.78 Kazumi Nakayama  Japan
Europe 10:51.17 WR Manuela Schär   Switzerland
Oceania 10:59.05 Madison de Rozario  Australia

Results

Final

The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:06:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Susannah Scaroni  United States T54 10:52.57 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland T54 11:00.50 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States T54 11:15.13 SB
4 Nikita den Boer  Netherlands T54 11:15.37 PB
5 Madison de Rozario  Australia T53 11:15.86
6 Merle Menje  Germany T54 11:16.38 PB
7 Jenna Fesemyer  United States T54 11:17.24 PB
8 Vanessa Cristina de Souza  Brazil T54 11:18.02 PB
9 Zou Lihong  China T54 11:18.06 AR
10 Patricia Eachus  Switzerland T54 11:42.76 SB

References

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.