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

Men's 1500 metres T11 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	31 August to 3 September
Competitors	14 from 11 nations
Winning time	3:58.37
Medalists
Samwel Mushai Kimani James Boit  Kenya Odair Santos Carlos Antonio dos Santos  Brazil 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 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]

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

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

Round 1

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

Heat 1

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

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

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</small	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.

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