title: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T12
text: # Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T12
  
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  | Classification |||||||
  | T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired |||||||
  | T/F20: Intellectual disability |||||||
  | T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy |||||||
  | F40: Les Autres |||||||
  | T/F42–46: Amputees |||||||
  | T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability |||||||
  | Men T/F11–13 |||||||
  | Track |||||||
  | 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
  | 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
  | 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
  | 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
  | 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
  | 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
  | 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
  | Road |||||||
  | Marathon | | | T12 | | |
  | Field |||||||
  | Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
  | Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
  | Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
  | Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
  | Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
  | Women T/F11–13 |||||||
  | Track |||||||
  | 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
  | 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
  | 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
  | 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
  | Field |||||||
  | Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
  | Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
  | Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
  | Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
  
  The Women's 1500 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September. The event consisted of a single race.
  
  The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
  
  | World & Paralympic record (T11) | Miroslava Sedlackova (CZE) | 4:53.78 | 14 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
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  | World & Paralympic record (T12) | Assia El Hannouni (FRA) | 4:19.20 | 14 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
  | Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
  | World record (T11) | Annalisa Minetti (ITA) | 4:48.88 | 4 September 2012 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:44.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
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  | | Elena Pautova | Russia | T12 | 4:37.65 | SB |
  | | Elena Congost | Spain | T12 | 4:43.53 | |
  | | Annalisa Minetti Guide: Andrea Giocondi | Italy | T11 | 4:48.88 | WR |
  | 4 | Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Mustapha Sanjach | Morocco | T12 | 4:50.94 | PB |
  | 5 | Miroslava Sedlackova Guide: Michal Prochazka | Czech Republic | T11 | 4:57.99 | PB |
  | 6 | Maritza Arango Buitrago Guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez | Colombia | T11 | 5:05.72 | RR |
  | 7 | Sumeyye Ozcan Guide: Ibrahim Kizilkaya | Turkey | T11 | 5:10.68 | PB |
  | 8 | Maria Fiuza | Portugal | T12 | 5:21.75 | |
  | | Ana Isabel Tavera Gonzalez Guide: Aldo Gomez Hernandez | Mexico | T12 | DQ | |
  
  Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
  
  