Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events were contested over this distance.

Schedule

R	Round 1	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Date^[1]	Sat 28		Sun 29		Mon 30		Tue 31		Wed 1		Thu 2		Fri 3		Sat 4
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
T11 1500m					R		F
T13 1500m					R		F
T20 1500m													F
T38 1500m														R		F
T46 1500m	F
T52 1500m		R		F
T54 1500m					R		F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 1500 metres events.

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T11 details	Brazil Yeltsin Jacques guide: Carlos dos Santos	3:57.60 WR	Japan Shinya Wada guide: Takumi Hasebe	4:05.27 AR	Fedor Rudakov RPC	4:05.55
T13 details	Anton Kuliatin RPC	3:54.04	Rouay Jebabli Tunisia	3:54.55	Jaryd Clifford Australia	3:54.69
T20 details	Owen Miller Great Britain	3:54.57	Alexandr Rabotnitskii RPC	3:55.78	Ndiaga Dieng Italy	3:57.24
T38 details	Nathan Riech Canada	3:58.92 GR	Abdelkrim Krai Algeria	4:03.07 AR	Deon Kenzie Australia	4:03.76
T46 details	Aleksandr Iaremchuk RPC	3:52.08	Hristiyan Stoyanov Bulgaria	3:52.63	David Emong Uganda	3:53.51
T52 details	Tomoki Sato Japan	3:29.13 GR	Raymond Martin United States	3:29.72 AR	Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan	3:44.17
T54 details	Marcel Hug Switzerland	2:49.55 WR	Prawat Wahoram Thailand	2:50.20 AR	Putharet Khongrak Thailand	2:50.68

Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 1500 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

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.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August, at 9:38:^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Yeltsin Jacques	Brazil	3:57.60	WR
	Shinya Wada	Japan	4:05.27	AR
	Fedor Rudakov	RPC	4:05.55	PB
4	Kenya Karasawa	Japan	4:08.84	SB
5	Darwin Castro	Ecuador	4:10.24	PB
6	Erick Kiptoo Sang	Kenya	4:21.53
7	Cristian Valenzuela	Chile	4:30.04

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.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:48:^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Anton Kuliatin	RPC	3:54.04
	Rouay Jebabli	Tunisia	3:54.55	PB
	Jaryd Clifford	Australia	3:54.69
4	Aleksandr Kostin	RPC	3:55.57
5	Egor Sharov	RPC	3:56.36
6	Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby	Spain	3:56.73
7	Tamiru Demisse	Ethiopia	3:59.08
8	Abdellatif Baka	Algeria	3:59.56	SB
9	Achraf Lahouel	Tunisia	3:59.99	SB
10	Joel Gomez	United States	4:02.41
11	Sam Harding	Australia	4:05.13

T20

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

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:13:^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Owen Miller	Great Britain	3:54.57
	Alexandr Rabotnitskii	RPC	3:55.78
	Ndiaga Dieng	Italy	3:57.24
4	Michael Brannigan	United States	3:58.43	SB
5	Daiki Akai	Japan	3:58.78
6	Pavel Sarkeev	RPC	4:00.43
7	Daniel Pek	Poland	4:01.00	SB
8	Yuki Iwata	Japan	4:01.72
9	Yuji Togawa	Japan	4:03.62
10	Carmelo Rivera Fuentes	Puerto Rico	4:03.68	PB
11	Cristiano Pereira	Portugal	4:05.10
12	Sandro Patricio Correia Baessa	Portugal	4:05.50
13	Pavlo Voluikevych	Ukraine	4:05.75
14	Gaël Geffroy	France	4:15.52

T38

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:^[5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nathan Riech	Canada	3:58.92	GR
	Abdelkrim Krai	Algeria	4:03.07	AR
	Deon Kenzie	Australia	4:03.76
4	Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi	France	4:05.95
5	Liam Stanley	Canada	4:06.95	PB
6	Daniel Bounty	Australia	4:12.95
7	Louis Radius	France	4:17.19
8	Michael McKillop	Ireland	4:27.69
9	Carlos Alberto Castillo	Nicaragua	4:54.91	SB

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.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:28:^[6]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Aleksandr Iaremchuk	RPC	3:52.08
	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Bulgaria	3:52.63
	David Emong	Uganda	3:53.51	PB
4	Samir Nouioua	Algeria	3:55.56	SB
5	Gemechu Amenu Dinsa	Ethiopia	3:56.04	PB
6	Felix Kipruto	Kenya	3:59.98	PB
7	Christian Lykkeby Olsen	Denmark	4:00.16	PB
8	Hermas Muvunyi	Rwanda	4:00.46	PB
9	Luke Nuttall	Great Britain	4:02.65
10	Remy Nikobimeze	Burundi	4:05.44	SB
11	Manuel Ernestro Jaime	Angola	4:09.79	SB
12	Li Chaoyan	China	4:11.63	SB

T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:42:^[7]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Tomoki Sato	Japan	3:29.13	GR
	Raymond Martin	United States	3:29.72	AR
	Hirokazu Ueyonabaru	Japan	3:44.17	PB
4	Thomas Geierspichler	Austria	3:54.77	SB
5	Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez	Mexico	3:54.82	SB
6	Jerrold Mangliwan	Philippines	3:58.24	PB
7	Isaiah Rigo	United States	3:59.42

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.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:46:^[8]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	2:49.55	WR
	Prawat Wahoram	Thailand	2:50.20	AR
	Putharet Khongrak	Thailand	2:50.68	PB
4	Zhang Yong	China	2:50.78	PB
5	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	2:50.86	AR
6	Daniel Sidbury	Great Britain	2:51.11	PB
7	Julien Casoli	France	2:51.69	PB
8	Zhang Ying	China	2:53.26	PB
9	Tomoki Suzuki	Japan	2:53.60	PB
10	David Weir	Great Britain	2:53.84	PB

References

^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T13 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T13 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T20 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T38 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T46 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T52 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ "Men's 1500m – T52 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[1] "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[2] "Men's 1500m – T13 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[3] "Men's 1500m – T13 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[4] "Men's 1500m – T20 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[5] "Men's 1500m – T38 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[6] "Men's 1500m – T46 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[7] "Men's 1500m – T52 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[8] "Men's 1500m – T52 – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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