The Women's 5000m athletic event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September 2012.^[1] The event, open to T53 and T54 wheelchair athletes, consisted of 2 heats and a final.

Quick Facts Women's 5000 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games, Venue ...

Women's 5000 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	31 August to 2 September
Competitors	13 from 7 nations
Winning time	12:27.87
Medalists
Edith Wolf  Switzerland Shirley Reilly  United States Christie Dawes  Australia

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More information Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Classification ...

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F51–58
Track
100 m		T51		T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m				T52		T53		T54
800 m				T52		T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
4×400 m relay						T53-54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Javelin throw			F52-3				F54-6
			F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m				T52		T53		T54
200 m				T52		T53
400 m						T53		T54
800 m						T53		T54
1500 m								T54
5000 m								T54
Road
Marathon								T54
Field
Shot put							F54-6
			F57-8
Club throw			F31-32/51
Discus throw			F51-3
			F57-8
Javelin throw		F33-34/52-53					F54-6
			F57-8

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The event was won by Swiss athlete Edith Wolf, beating American Shirley Reilly, who won the silver medal, and Australian Christie Dawes, who claimed the bronze medal.^[2]

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:^[3]

World record	Amanda McGrory (USA)	11:39.43	29 June 2007	Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record	Wakako Tsuchida (JPN)	11:59.51	21 September 2004	Athens, Greece