Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54
# Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54

The women's 800m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

## Results

### Heats

Competed from 21:20.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada | 1:50.51 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Edith Hunkeler | Switzerland | 1:53.08 | Q |
| 3 | Shelly Woods | Great Britain | 1:55.52 | Q |
| 4 | Gunilla Wallengren | Sweden | 1:56.43 | q |
| 5 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 1:57.09 | q |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:56.56 | Q |
| 2 | Diane Roy | Canada | 1:57.53 | Q |
| 3 | Liu Wenjun | China | 1:57.81 | Q |
| 4 | Jessica Matassa | Canada | 1:58.60 | |
| 5 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:58.67 | |
| 6 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 2:00.21 | |

### Final

Competed at 18:44.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada | 1:45.19 | WR |
| | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:46.95 | |
| | Diane Roy | Canada | 1:48.07 | |
| 4 | Edith Hunkeler | Switzerland | 1:49.11 | |
| 5 | Shelly Woods | Great Britain | 1:50.03 | |
| 6 | Gunilla Wallengren | Sweden | 1:50.09 | |
| 7 | Liu Wenjun | China | 1:51.85 | |
| 8 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 1:51.88 | |

Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

