Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

The men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.

Men's 1500 metres T11
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 30 August 2021 (heats)
  • 31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time3:57.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shinya Wada  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fedor Rudakov  RPC
2016
2024

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 records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) 3:58.37 London, United Kingdom 3 September 2012
Paralympic Record   Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) 3:58.37 London, United Kingdom 3 September 2012
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 3:58.37 WR Samwel Mushai Kimani   Kenya
America 4:03.66 Odair Santos   Brazil
Asia 4:05.75 Shinya Wada   Japan
Europe 4:05.11 Robert Matthews   Great Britain
Oceania 4:25.81 Gerrard Gosens   Australia

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:48:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yeltsin Jacques   Brazil 4:07.34 Q
2 Shinya Wada   Japan 4:07.96 Q, SB
3 Fedor Rudakov   RPC 4:11.88 q
4 Wilson Bii   Kenya 4:18.59
5 Aleksander Kossakowski   Poland 4:29.92

Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:58:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kenya Karasawa   Japan 4:13.32 Q
2 Darwin Castro   Ecuador 4:13.74 Q
3 Cristian Valenzuela   Chile 4:14.85 q, SB
4 Rosbil Guillen   Peru 4:19.49 SB
5 Erick Kiptoo Sang   Kenya 4:32.73 qR
Júlio César Agripino   Brazil DQ WPA 18.2b

Final

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The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:38:[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.