title: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 800 metres T54
text: # 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.
  
  