Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T13

The men's 5000 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.

Men's 5000 metres T13
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates28 August 2021 (final)
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Winning time14:34.13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jaryd Clifford  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Kostin  RPC
2016
2024

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.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Youssef Benibrahim (MAR) 14:20.69 London, United Kingdom 16 July 2017
Paralympic Record   Bilel Aloui (TUN) 14:33.33 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 14:20.69 WR Youssef Benibrahim   Morocco
America 14:23.24 Guillaume Ouellet   Canada
Asia 15:44.29 Toshiharu Takai   Japan
Europe 14:42.12 Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby   Spain
Oceania 15:31.61 Tim Prendergast   New Zealand

Results

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Final

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The final took place on 28 August, at 9:40:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
  Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby   Spain T13 14:34.13 AR
  Jaryd Clifford   Australia T12 14:35.52 AR
  Aleksandr Kostin
Iurii Kloptcov (Guide)
  RPC T12 14:37.42 PB
4 David Devine   Great Britain T12 14:38.00 SB
5 Guillaume Ouellet   Canada T13 14:47.47
6 Wajdi Boukhili   Tunisia T12 16:00.15
DNF El Amin Chentouf   Morocco T12
DNS Hatem Nasrallah   Tunisia T12

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.