Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T52–54

Men's 5000m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium.[1] Events were held in two disability classes.

T52 edit

Men's 5,000m T52
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates19 September 2004
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time13:10.86
Medalists
  Toshihiro Takada   Japan
  Thomas Geierspichler   Austria
  Santiago Sanz   Spain

The T52 event consisted of a single race. It was won by Toshihiro Takada, representing   Japan.[2]

Final Round edit

19 Sept. 2004, 20:20

Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Toshihiro Takada (JPN) 13:10.86 PR
    Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) 13:10.94
    Santiago Sanz (ESP) 13:12.65
4   Tomoya Ito (JPN) 13:48.42
5   Clayton Gerein (CAN) 13:48.82
6   Richard Reelie (CAN) 13:49.15
7   Per Vesterlund (SWE) 14:30.33
8   Theodore Bridis (USA) 15:06.57
9   Herbert Burns (USA) 15:44.70

T54 edit

Men's 5,000m T54
at the XII Paralympic Games
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates22–24 September 2004
Competitors26 from 14 nations
Winning time10:23.98
Medalists
  Kurt Fearnley   Australia
  Aaron Gordian   Mexico
  Ernst van Dyk   South Africa

The T54 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Kurt Fearnley, representing   Australia.[3]

1st Round edit

Qualified for next round
Heat 1

22 Sept. 2004, 09:35

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Joël Jeannot (FRA) 10:24.37 PR Q
2   Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 10:24.54 Q
3   Choke Yasuoka (JPN) 10:24.95 Q
4   Ernst van Dyk (RSA) 10:25.20 Q
5   Kelly Smith (CAN) 10:25.44 q
6   Aaron Gordian (MEX) 10:25.61 q
7   Ralph Brunner (GER) 10:25.74 q
8   Heinz Frei (SUI) 10:25.76 q
9   Jacob Heilveil (USA) 10:25.83
10   Martin Velasco Soria (MEX) 10:26.05
11   Michel Filteau (CAN) 10:37.37
12   Scot Hollonbeck (USA) 10:38.43
13   Yevgeniy Tetyukhin (KAZ) 16:17.64
Heat 2

22 Sept. 2004, 09:50

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Prawat Wahorum (THA) 10:29.43 Q
2   Saúl Mendoza (MEX) 10:29.62 Q
3   Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) 10:29.89 Q
4   Marcel Hug (SUI) 10:29.93 Q
5   Krige Schabort (RSA) 10:30.07
6   Alain Fuss (FRA) 10:30.23
7   Mohamed Farhat Belkhir (TUN) 10:30.26
8   Jeffrey Adams (CAN) 10:31.64
9   Eric Teurnier (FRA) 10:32.75
10   Tyler Byers (USA) 10:33.73
11   Paul Nunnari (AUS) 11:08.42
12   Sergey Ussoltsev (KAZ) 11:53.60
  Mario Madriz (NCA) DNF

Final Round edit

24 Sept. 2004, 19:55

Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 10:23.98 PR
    Aaron Gordian (MEX) 10:24.38
    Ernst van Dyk (RSA) 10:24.07
4   Ralph Brunner (GER) 10:24.82
5   Joël Jeannot (FRA) 10:25.35
6   Marcel Hug (SUI) 10:25.51
7   Kelly Smith (CAN) 10:25.52
8   Prawat Wahorum (THA) 10:25.56
9   Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) 10:26.43
10   Choke Yasuoka (JPN) 10:26.63
11   Heinz Frei (SUI) 10:26.64
12   Saúl Mendoza (MEX) 10:26.76

References edit

  1. ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 5,000m T52". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's 5,000m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.