Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 4 September. A total of six events were contested over this distance for six different classifications.[1]

Schedule

RRound 1 ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Fri 31Sat 1Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4
T11 1500mR½F
T13 1500mRF
T20 1500mRF
T37 1500mF
T46 1500mRF
T54 1500mR½F

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.

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
 Kenya3:58.37WR
Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos
 Brazil4:03.66RR
Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Guide: Josh Karanja
 Canada4:07.56PB
4Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: Cristopher Guajardo
 Chile4:07.79PB
5William Sosa
Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias
 Colombia4:13.53PB
6Mikael Andersen
Guide: Laust Bengtsen
 Denmark4:16.12SB

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.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Abderrahim Zhiou TunisiaT123:48.31WR
David Korir KenyaT133:48.84WR
David Devine Great BritainT123:49.79RR
4Tarik Zalzouli MoroccoT133:52.12PB
5Henry Kirwa KenyaT123:53.55PB
6Tim Prendergast New ZealandT133:53.60PB
7Łukasz Wietecki PolandT133:56.26
8Alexey Akhtyamov RussiaT133:56.29
9Abdelillah Mame MoroccoT133:56.29
10El Amin Chentouf MoroccoT124:00.43
11Ignacio Avila SpainT124:04.83
12Egor Sharov RussiaT124:10.83

T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 4 September 2012 at 19:34.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:34.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran3:58.49SB
Daniel Pek Poland3:59.45PB
Rafal Korc Poland3:59.53PB
4Andriy Goliney Ukraine4:00.21PB
5Viacheslav Khrustalev Russia4:01.99
6Stephen Morris Great Britain4:02.50
7Viktor Shcherbyna Ukraine4:04.77
8Jose Martinez Morote Spain4:04.85PB
9Yuya Kimura Japan4:10.85SB
10Kuniaki Ishii Japan4:13.35
11Michael Murray United States4:18.78

T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 3 September 2012 at 20:47.

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:47.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Michael McKillop Ireland4:08.11PR
Brad Scott Australia4:14.47SB
Mohamed Charmi Tunisia4:14.90RR
4Madjid Djemai Algeria4:16.50PB
5Faycel Othmani Tunisia4:19.94PB
6Hafid Aharak Morocco4:21.47PB
7Dean Miller Great Britain4:21.57
8Djamel Mastouri France4:27.02
9Oleksandr Driha Ukraine4:27.48PB
10Khaled Hanani Algeria4:29.23

T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:24.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Abraham Tarbei Kenya3:50.15WR
Wondiye Fikre Indelbu Ethiopia3:50.87PB
Samir Nouioua Algeria3:51.80PB
4David Emong Uganda3:58.47PB
5Mohamed Fouzai Tunisia3:58.79SB
6Matthew Silcocks Australia3:59.79PB
7Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum Kenya4:00.38
8Cahit Kilicaslan Turkey4:00.77PB
9Chris Hammer United States4:01.76
10Davide Dalla Palma Italy4:02.26PB
11Stanley Cheruiyot Kenya4:02.54

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.

Final

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
David Weir Great Britain3:12.09
Prawat Wahoram Thailand3:12.32
Kim Gyu Dae South Korea3:12.57
4Marcel Hug Switzerland3:12.76
5Saichon Konjen Thailand3:12.84
6Liu Chengming China3:12.86
7Kurt Fearnley Australia3:13.23
8Liu Yang China3:13.63
9Zhang Lixin China3:14.05
10Josh Cassidy Canada3:14.70

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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