# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres

The Women's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of four events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 8 | Sat 10 | Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
| T11 1500m | | | | | | F |
| T13 1500m | R | F | | | | |
| T20 1500m | | | | | F | |
| T54 1500m | | | R | F | | |
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| T11 details | Jin Zheng guide: Jin Yubo China | 4:38.92 | Nancy Chelangat Koech guide: Geoffrey Kiplangat Rotich Kenya | 4:42.12 | Maritza Arango Buitrago guide: Jonathan Sanchez Gonzalez Colombia | 4:45.33 |
| T13 details | Somaya Bousaid Tunisia | 4:21.45 | Najah Chouaya Tunisia | 4:30.52 | Izaskun Oses Ayucar Spain | 4:39.99 |
| T20 details | Barbara Niewiedzial Poland | 4:24.37 | Ilona Biacsi Hungary | 4:27.88 | Liudmyla Danylina Ukraine | 4:28.78 |
| T54 details | Tatyana McFadden United States | 3:22.50 | Amanda McGrory United States | 3:22.61 | Chelsea McClammer United States | 3:22.67 |

## Results
### T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.
17:38 17 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | 186 | Jin Zheng | China | 4:38.92 |
| | 4 | 486 | Nancy Chelangat Koech | Kenya | 4:42.12 |
| | 3 | 210 | Maritza Arango Buitrago | Colombia | 4:45.33 |
| 4 | 2 | 96 | Renata Bazone Teixeira | Brazil | 5:01.75 |
| 5 | 1 | 555 | Monica Olivia Rodriguez Saavedra | Mexico | 5:03.14 |
| 6 | 6 | 911 | Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt | United States | 5:08.97 |

### T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
11:13 10 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | 832 | Somaya Bousaid | Tunisia | 4:21.45 | |
| | 2 | 834 | Najah Chouaya | Tunisia | 4:30.52 | |
| | 5 | 277 | Izaskun Oses Ayucar | Spain | 4:39.99 | |
| 4 | 1 | 435 | Greta Streimikyte | Ireland | 4:45.06 | |
| 5 | 6 | 212 | Marcela Gonzalez | Colombia | 4:49.37 | |
| | 4 | 560 | Daniela Eugenia Velasco Maldonado | Mexico | | DSQ |

### T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
11:09 16 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | 694 | Barbara Niewiedzial | Poland | 4:24.37 | |
| | 8 | 406 | Ilona Biacsi | Hungary | 4:27.88 | |
| | 3 | 873 | Liudmyla Danylina | Ukraine | 4:28.78 | |
| 4 | 6 | 693 | Arleta Meloch | Poland | 4:33.19 | |
| 5 | 2 | 405 | Bernadett Biacsi | Hungary | 4:43.10 | |
| 6 | 7 | 469 | Sayaka Makita | Japan | 4:51.90 | |
| 7 | 5 | 480 | Moeko Yamamoto | Japan | 5:01.99 | |
| | 1 | 697 | Sabina Stenka | Poland | | DSQ |

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
18:14 13 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 8 | 906 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 3:22.50 |
| | 6 | 907 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 3:22.61 |
| | 2 | 904 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 3:22.67 |
| 4 | 1 | 780 | Manuela Schaer | Switzerland | 3:23.41 |
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 3:24.33 |
| 6 | 3 | 145 | Diane Roy | Canada | 3:24.57 |
| 7 | 10 | 171 | Jing Ma | China | 3:24.88 |
| 8 | 7 | 35 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 3:26.00 |
| 9 | 9 | 111 | Aline Rocha | Brazil | 3:27.61 |
| 10 | 5 | 787 | Gunilla Wallengren | Sweden | 3:30.14 |