Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54
# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres 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 Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 13 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

## Heats

### Heat 1

18:19 12 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 3:27.41 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 36 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 3:31.54 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 145 | Diane Roy | Canada | 3:32.13 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | 615 | Margriet van den Broek | Netherlands | 3:32.70 | |
| 5 | 1 | 777 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 3:32.71 | |
| 6 | 7 | 472 | Kazumi Nakayama | Japan | 3:32.90 | |
| 7 | 2 | 30 | Angela Ballard | Australia | 3:33.05 | |
| 8 | 8 | 104 | Maria de Fatima Fonseca Chaves | Brazil | 3:37.16 | |

### Heat 2

18:27 12 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 3:22.75 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | 904 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 3:22.76 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 780 | Manuela Schaer | Switzerland | 3:25.16 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 35 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 3:28.57 | q |
| 5 | 7 | 171 | Jing Ma | China | 3:28.63 | q |
| 6 | 4 | 111 | Aline Rocha | Brazil | 3:30.40 | q |
| 7 | 1 | 787 | Gunilla Wallengren | Sweden | 3:30.99 | q |
| 8 | 3 | 335 | Jade Jones | Great Britain | 3:32.88 | |

## Final

18:14 13 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 8 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 3:22.50 |
| | 6 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 3:22.61 |
| | 2 | 904 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 3:22.67 |
| 4 | 1 | 780 | Manuela Schaer | Switzerland | 3:23.41 |
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 3:24.33 |
| 6 | 3 | 145 | Diane Roy | Canada | 3:24.57 |
| 7 | 10 | 171 | Jing Ma | China | 3:24.88 |
| 8 | 7 | 35 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 3:26.00 |
| 9 | 9 | 111 | Aline Rocha | Brazil | 3:27.61 |
| 10 | 5 | 787 | Gunilla Wallengren | Sweden | 3:30.14 |
