2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's marathon

Events at the
2015 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Club throw men women

The women's marathon at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in the streets of London on 26 April as part of the 2015 London Marathon.

Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively.

Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner; those classified 12 have the option of using a guide; those classified 13 did not use a guide runner.

Events

T12

The T12 classification marathon was contested by T12 and T11 athletes. Up to two guide runners were allowed to support each competitor.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Elena Pautova  Russia 2:58:23 WR
2nd Elena Congost  Spain 3:02:50
3rd Misato Michishita  Japan 3:03:26
4 Maria Carmen Paredes Rodriguez  Spain 3:07:35
5 Mihoko Nishijimi  Japan 3:21:02
6 Yumiko Fujii  Japan 3:22:32
7 Regina Vollbrecht  Germany 3:26:18
8 Maria Williams  New Zealand 3:44:00
9 Naomi Abe  Japan 3:47:36

T54

The T54 classification marathon was contested by T54 and T53 athletes.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:41:14
2nd Manuela Schär   Switzerland 1:43:56
3rd Amanda McGrory  United States 1:46:25
4 Sandra Graf   Switzerland 1:46:27
5 Susannah Scaroni  United States 1:47:06
6 Christie Dawes  Australia 1:56:20
7 Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:56:48
8 Chelsea McClammer  United States 2:02:31
9 Sarah Piercy  Great Britain 2:20:45
9 Martyna Snopek  Great Britain 2:26:40

See also

References

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