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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres

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The Women's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 16 to September 17, 2016. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.

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Results

The following were the results of the finals of each of the Women's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.

T34

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

18:11 16 September 2016:

T53

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

17:46 17 September 2016:

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.

17:53 17 September 2016:

References

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres Wikipedia