Athletics - Women's 400m - T54 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games
- 7 years ago
GOLD McFADDEN Tatyana USA - United States of America SILVER DONG
Hongjiao CHN - People's Republic of China BRONZE WOLF Edith SUI -
Switzerland LONDON, September 3 Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFADDEN (USA)
covered one lap of the track almost a second faster than she had ever
done before to add the T54 women's 400m title to her her 2011 world
championships gold medal, crossing the line in 52.97. McFADDEN, racing
in lane seven, was in the lead by the end of the first bend and just
kept extending her advantage. She was 15m in front at the start of the
home straight and finished more than two seconds clear of her nearest
rival. "This is my third Games and I was just itching for a gold medal.
This is an exciting and humbling experience, I'm going to get
goosebumps when I'm sitting on the podium." - Tatyana MCFADDEN For
further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. To watch
live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 Paralympic Games,
and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to
www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow the Paralympic
Movement on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on
Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.
Hongjiao CHN - People's Republic of China BRONZE WOLF Edith SUI -
Switzerland LONDON, September 3 Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFADDEN (USA)
covered one lap of the track almost a second faster than she had ever
done before to add the T54 women's 400m title to her her 2011 world
championships gold medal, crossing the line in 52.97. McFADDEN, racing
in lane seven, was in the lead by the end of the first bend and just
kept extending her advantage. She was 15m in front at the start of the
home straight and finished more than two seconds clear of her nearest
rival. "This is my third Games and I was just itching for a gold medal.
This is an exciting and humbling experience, I'm going to get
goosebumps when I'm sitting on the podium." - Tatyana MCFADDEN For
further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. To watch
live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 Paralympic Games,
and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to
www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow the Paralympic
Movement on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on
Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.