"Medallists GOLD McFADDEN Tatyana USA - United States of America SILVER<br />WOLF Edith SUI - Switzerland BRONZE REILLY Shirley USA - United States<br />of America LONDON, 7 September Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFADDEN (USA)<br />took her third gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games to secure<br />her place as one of the stars of the athletics programme. She<br />out-thought and out-powered her opponents over the final lap of the T54<br />women's 1500m to win in 3 minutes, 36.42 seconds in the Olympic Stadium<br />on Friday night. Her winning time was almost 10 seconds outside the<br />Paralympic record set in Beijing 2008 by the now-retired Chantal<br />PETITCLERC (CAN), a reflection of the tactical nature of the first<br />kilometre, but that will not bother McFADDEN who, at 23, should have<br />more chances to attack it, not least at Rio 2016. McFADDEN has the<br />chance to add further to her gold medal collection as she competes in<br />the 100m on Saturday, in which her sister Hannah also competes, and<br />then in the marathon on Sunday. ""I'm very proud. It was a tough race.<br />I had to stay relaxed and take it out on the last two laps. The 1500m<br />is not my event, it is out of my range. I'm very happy as it's been a<br />long day. I'm still shocked that I won. I needed to stay calm. I've<br />never won so many golds in my life. It's so rewarding."" - Tatyana<br />McFADDEN said"
