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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 5000 metres T54

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Women's 5,000m T54
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates12 September
Competitors11* from 5 nations
Winning time12:29.07
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amanda McGrory  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Diane Roy  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shelly Woods  Great Britain

The women's 5,000m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 12 September. There were no heats in this event.

The final was initially held on the 8th of September but a large crash occurred with just one lap remaining. Only five of the eleven starting athletes were able to finish and, after an appeal, the IPC decided to re-run the race. Three athletes were injured in the crash and only eight started on the 12th.

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amanda McGrory  United States 12:29.07 Originally placed 3rd
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Diane Roy  Canada 12:29.08 Originally placed 1st
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shelly Woods  Great Britain 12:29.32 Originally placed 2nd
4 Cheri Blauwet  United States 12:29.43 DNF first run
5 Sandra Graf  Switzerland 12:30.55
6 Christie Dawes  Australia 12:31.66
7 Tracey Ferguson  Canada 12:31.77
8 Shirley Reilly  United States 12:32.19
Wakako Tsuchida  Japan DNF - Injured
Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden DNF - Injured
Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland Disqualified

* Race originally held on 8 September. Crash and obstructions by race officials led to a re-run of the race.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 5,000m 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.
  • "IPC Statement - Women's 5000m T54 Event". Retrieved 22 February 2021.