Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

The Men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 3 September.[1]

Men's 1500 metres T11
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 3 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time3:58.37
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samwel Mushai Kimani
James Boit
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Odair Santos
Carlos Antonio dos Santos
 Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Josh Karanja
 Canada
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

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.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record   Odair Santos (BRA) 4:04.32 7 August 2011 São Paulo, Brazil
Paralympic record   José Antonio Sánchez (ESP) 4:01.19 August 1996 Atlanta, United States
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record   Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) 3:58.37 3 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 31 August 2012 from 11:13. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
  Kenya 4:09.44 Q, PB
2 Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Guide: Josh Karanja
  Canada 4:13.67 Q
3 William Sosa
Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias
  Colombia 4:15.66 q, PB
4 Carlos J Barto Silva
Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao
  Brazil 4:25.36 SB
5 Albert Asadullin
Guide: Vladislav Timerbaev
  Russia 4:25.98 PB
6 Nuno Alves
Guide: Jose Ferreira
  Portugal DNF
7 Mohamed Ed Dahmani
Guide: Mustapha Sanjach
  Morocco DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos
  Brazil 4:14.95 Q
2 Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: Cristopher Guajardo
  Chile 4:15.54 Q, PB
3 Mikael Andersen
Guide: Laust Bengtsen
  Denmark 4:17.44 q, SB
4 Shinya Wada   Japan 4:18.71 PB
5 Luis Zapien Rosas
Guide: Juan Carlos Mariscal Rivera
  Mexico 4:24.52 PB
6 Ricardo Vale
Guide: Paulo Ramos
  Portugal 4:31.77
7 Immanuel Kipkosgei Cheruiyot
Guide: Robert Tarus
  Kenya DQ

Final

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Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
  Kenya 3:58.37 WR
  Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos
  Brazil 4:03.66 RR
  Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Guide: Josh Karanja
  Canada 4:07.56 PB
4 Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: Cristopher Guajardo
  Chile 4:07.79 PB
5 William Sosa
Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias
  Colombia 4:13.53 PB
6 Mikael Andersen
Guide: Laust Bengtsen
  Denmark 4:16.12 SB

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.