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

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R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4
T11 1500m R ½ F
T13 1500m R F
T20 1500m R F
T37 1500m F
T46 1500m R F
T54 1500m R ½ F

Results

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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.

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

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.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
  Abderrahim Zhiou   Tunisia T12 3:48.31 WR
  David Korir   Kenya T13 3:48.84 WR
  David Devine   Great Britain T12 3:49.79 RR
4 Tarik Zalzouli   Morocco T13 3:52.12 PB
5 Henry Kirwa   Kenya T12 3:53.55 PB
6 Tim Prendergast   New Zealand T13 3:53.60 PB
7 Łukasz Wietecki   Poland T13 3:56.26
8 Alexey Akhtyamov   Russia T13 3:56.29
9 Abdelillah Mame   Morocco T13 3:56.29
10 El Amin Chentouf   Morocco T12 4:00.43
11 Ignacio Avila   Spain T12 4:04.83
12 Egor Sharov   Russia T12 4:10.83

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani   Iran 3:58.49 SB
  Daniel Pek   Poland 3:59.45 PB
  Rafal Korc   Poland 3:59.53 PB
4 Andriy Goliney   Ukraine 4:00.21 PB
5 Viacheslav Khrustalev   Russia 4:01.99
6 Stephen Morris   Great Britain 4:02.50
7 Viktor Shcherbyna   Ukraine 4:04.77
8 Jose Martinez Morote   Spain 4:04.85 PB
9 Yuya Kimura   Japan 4:10.85 SB
10 Kuniaki Ishii   Japan 4:13.35
11 Michael Murray   United States 4:18.78

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Michael McKillop   Ireland 4:08.11 PR
  Brad Scott   Australia 4:14.47 SB
  Mohamed Charmi   Tunisia 4:14.90 RR
4 Madjid Djemai   Algeria 4:16.50 PB
5 Faycel Othmani   Tunisia 4:19.94 PB
6 Hafid Aharak   Morocco 4:21.47 PB
7 Dean Miller   Great Britain 4:21.57
8 Djamel Mastouri   France 4:27.02
9 Oleksandr Driha   Ukraine 4:27.48 PB
10 Khaled Hanani   Algeria 4:29.23

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.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Abraham Tarbei   Kenya 3:50.15 WR
  Wondiye Fikre Indelbu   Ethiopia 3:50.87 PB
  Samir Nouioua   Algeria 3:51.80 PB
4 David Emong   Uganda 3:58.47 PB
5 Mohamed Fouzai   Tunisia 3:58.79 SB
6 Matthew Silcocks   Australia 3:59.79 PB
7 Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum   Kenya 4:00.38
8 Cahit Kilicaslan   Turkey 4:00.77 PB
9 Chris Hammer   United States 4:01.76
10 Davide Dalla Palma   Italy 4:02.26 PB
11 Stanley Cheruiyot   Kenya 4:02.54

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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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  David Weir   Great Britain 3:12.09
  Prawat Wahoram   Thailand 3:12.32
  Kim Gyu Dae   South Korea 3:12.57
4 Marcel Hug   Switzerland 3:12.76
5 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 3:12.84
6 Liu Chengming   China 3:12.86
7 Kurt Fearnley   Australia 3:13.23
8 Liu Yang   China 3:13.63
9 Zhang Lixin   China 3:14.05
10 Josh Cassidy   Canada 3:14.70

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.