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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres

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The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 8 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.

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T12

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

The event consisted of a single race. Results:

T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

The event consisted of a single race. Results:

T54

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.

The event consisted of 2 heats and a final. Results of final:

References

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres Wikipedia