Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T34

Women's 100 metres T34
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRio Olympic Stadium
Dates10 and 11 September
Competitors8
Medalists
   Great Britain
   Great Britain
   United States
Athletics at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
By Event
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
High jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Club throw men women
By Classification
Classification Key
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40-41: Les Autres
T/F42–47: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
T11-13
T11/F11 men women
T12/F12 men women
T13/F13 men women
T20
T20/F20 men women
T32-38
T32/F32 men women
T33/F33 men women
T34/F34 men women
T35/F35 men women
T36/F36 men women
T37/F37 men women
T38/F38 men women
T40-41
T40/F40 men women
T41/F41 men women
T42-47
T42/F42 men women
T43/F43 men women
T44/F44 men women
T45/F45 men women
T46/F46 men women
T47/F47 men women
T51-57
T51/F51 men women
T52/F52 men women
T53/F53 men women
T54/F54 men women
T55/F55 men women
T56/F56 men women
T57/F57 men women

The women's 100 metres T34 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 September.[1] It featured 8 athletes and was held as a single straight final.

The T34 category is a wheelchair racing category, often for athletes with cerebral palsy. T33 athletes were also eligible to compete. In the event, all entrants were from the T34 category.

Defending champion Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain retained her title in a new Paralympic record, while compatriot 15 years old Kare Adenegan took silver on her Paralympic Games debut, pipping bronze medalist Alexa Halko from the United States.

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Hannah Cockroft   (GBR) 17.42 PR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Kare Adenegan   (GBR) 18.29
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alexa Halko   (USA) 18.81
4 Amy Siemons   (NED) 18.82
5 Rosemary Little   (AUS) 19.05
6 Carly Tait   (GBR) 19.73
7 Haruka Kitaura   (JPN) 20.23
8 Joyce Lefevre   (BEL) 21.02

References

  1. "Athletics Schedule & Results - Rio 2016 Paralympics". www.rio2016.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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