Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange 11 September.[1] Notably, the Top 4 finishers have all unofficially beaten the winning time of the Men's 1500 metres in the Olympics in the same year in the same venue, which was won by Matthew Centrowitz Jr. with the time of 3:50.00.

Men's 1500 metres T13
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates11 September
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time3:48.29
Medalists
Abdellatif Baka  Algeria
Tamiru Demisse  Ethiopia
Henry Kirwa  Kenya

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.

Results

T12/13

Competed 11 September 2016 at 23:32.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Abdellatif Baka AlgeriaT133:48.29WR
Tamiru Demisse EthiopiaT133:48.49PB
Henry Kirwa KenyaT123:49.59PB
4Fouad Baka AlgeriaT133:49.84PB
5Lukasz Wietecki PolandT133:54.20
6Bilel Aloui TunisiaT133:54.61PB
7Jaryd Clifford AustraliaT123:56.67
8Youssef Benibrahim MoroccoT133:56.80
9Guillaume Ouellet CanadaT133:57.98
10Chaz Davis United StatesT123:58.28
11Yeltsin Jacques BrazilT123:58.92
12Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos BrazilT124:00.61
13Abdelillah Mame MoroccoT134:08.93
14Bilel Hammami TunisiaT13DQ

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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