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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T34

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Women's 100 metres T34
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRio Olympic Stadium
Dates10 and 11 September
Competitors8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannah Cockroft  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kare Adenegan  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexa Halko  United States

The women's 100 metres T34 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 September.[1] It featured 8 athletes and was held as a single straight final.

The T34 category is a wheelchair racing category, often for athletes with cerebral palsy. T33 athletes were also eligible to compete. In the event, all entrants were from the T34 category.

Defending champion Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain retained her title in a new Paralympic record, while compatriot 15 years old Kare Adenegan took silver on her Paralympic Games debut, pipping bronze medalist Alexa Halko from the United States.

Final

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannah Cockroft  Great Britain (GBR) 17.42 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kare Adenegan  Great Britain (GBR) 18.29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexa Halko  United States (USA) 18.81
4 Amy Siemons  Netherlands (NED) 18.82
5 Rosemary Little  Australia (AUS) 19.05
6 Carly Tait  Great Britain (GBR) 19.73
7 Haruka Kitaura  Japan (JPN) 20.23
8 Joyce Lefevre  Belgium (BEL) 21.02

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Schedule & Results - Rio 2016 Paralympics". www.rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-11.