Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T53

Women's 800m T53 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	15 September
Competitors	8 from 6 nations
Winning time	1:57.25
Medalists
Zhou Hongzhuan  China Jessica Galli  United States Amanda McGrory  United States

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
F51
Discus throw		men		women
Club throw		men
T52/F52
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
Marathon		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T53/F53
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
T54/F54
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1,500 m		men		women
5,000 m		men		women
Marathon		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F55/F56
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
F57/F58
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Relay event
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men

The women's 800m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 15 September. There were no heats in this event.

Final[]

Competed at 17:50.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Zhou Hongzhuan	China	1:57.25
	Jessica Galli	United States	1:57.25
	Amanda McGrory	United States	1:57.31
4	Cheri Blauwet	United States	1:58.38
5	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	2:01.99
6	Angie Ballard	Australia	2:02.56
7		Mexico	2:02.99
	Madelene Nordlund	Sweden		DNS

DNS = Did not start.

References[]

• "Heats and Final Results – Women's 800m T53". 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.