2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's marathon
The women's marathon at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in the streets of Christchurch, New Zealand on 30 January.
British athlete Shelly Woods, on January 29, pulled out of the marathon for safety reasons, as the roads around the circuit would not be closed to traffic.[1]
Classification T54 event.
Medalists
[edit]| Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| T54 | Wakako Tsuchida Japan
|
Sandra Graf Switzerland
|
Amanda McGrory United States
|
T54
[edit]The Women's marathon, T54 was held on January 30
T54 = normal upper limb function, partial to normal trunk function, may have significant function of the lower limbs.
Results
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Wakako Tsuchida | Japan |
1:48:24 | |
 |
Sandra Graf | Switzerland |
1:48:24 | |
 |
Amanda McGrory | United States |
1:48:24 | |
| 4 | Sandra Hager | Switzerland |
2:10:39 | |
| Diane Roy |  Canada |
DNS | ||
| Rochelle Woods |  Great Britain |
DNS |
Key: DNS = did not start
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- Schedule and results, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
- IPC Athletics Classification Explained, Scottish Disability Sport
- Specific
- ^ David Weir pulls out of IPC marathon over safety fears, BBC, 29 January 2011
- ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S MARATHON - T54 Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
- ^ Final - WOMEN'S MARATHON - T54 Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships