Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of six events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.[1]

Schedule

RRound 1 ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17
T11 1500mRF
T13 1500mF
T20 1500mF
T37 1500mF
T38 1500mF
T46 1500mF
T52 1500mF
T54 1500mRF

Medal summary

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T11
Samwel Mushai Kimani
guide : James Boit

 Kenya
4:03.25 SB Odair Santos
 Brazil
4:03.85 SB Semih Deniz
guide : Muhammed Emin Tan

 Turkey
4:05.42 PB
T13
Abdellatif Baka
 Algeria
3:48.29 WR Tamiru Demisse
 Ethiopia
3:48.49 PB Henry Kirwa
 Kenya
3:49.59 PB
T20
Michael Brannigan
 United States
3:51.73 Daniel Pek
 Poland
3:56.17 Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani
 Iran
3:56.24
T37
Michael McKillop
 Ireland
4:12.11 Liam Stanley
 Canada
4:16.72 Madjid Djemai
 Algeria
4:17.28
T38
Abbes Saidi
 Tunisia
4:13.81 Deon Kenzie
 Australia
4:14.95 Louis Radius
 France
4:17.19
T46 (inc T45)
Samir Nouioua
 Algeria
3:59.46 SB David Emong
 Uganda
4:00.62 SB Michael Roeger
 Australia
4:01.34
T52 (inc T51)
Raymond Martin
 United States
3:40.63 PR Tomoki Sato
 Japan
3:41.70 Pichaya Kurattanasiri
 Thailand
3:53.96 PB
T54
Prawat Wahoram
 Thailand
3:00.62 Marcel Hug
 Switzerland
3:00.65 Saichon Konjen
 Thailand
3:00.86 SB

Results

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.

18:05 13 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)31762Samwel Mushai Kimani Kenya4:03.25
2nd, silver medalist(s)21162Odair Santos Brazil4:03.85
3rd, bronze medalist(s)12288Semih Deniz Turkey4:05.42
451761Wilson Bii Kenya4:07.96
561206Jason Joseph Dunkerley Canada4:07.98
641746Shinya Wada Japan4:15.62

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.

Competed 11 September 2016 at 23:32.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Abdellatif Baka AlgeriaT133:48.29WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Tamiru Demisse EthiopiaT133:48.49PB
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Henry Kirwa KenyaT123:49.59PB
4Fouad Baka AlgeriaT133:49.84PB
5Lukasz Wietecki PolandT133:54.20
6Bilel Aloui TunisiaT133:54.61PB
7Jaryd Clifford AustraliaT123:56.67
8Youssef Benibrahim MoroccoT133:56.80
9Guillaume Ouellet CanadaT133:57.98
10Chaz Davis United StatesT123:58.28
11Yeltsin Jacques BrazilT123:58.92
12Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos BrazilT124:00.61
13Abdelillah Mame MoroccoT134:08.93
14Bilel Hammami TunisiaT13DQ

T20

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 at 10:58 on 13 September 2016:[3]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)22346Michael Brannigan United States3:51.73
2nd, silver medalist(s)82031Daniel Pek Poland3:56.17
3rd, bronze medalist(s)51656Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran3:56.24
462024Rafal Korc Poland3:56.54
532331Pavlo Voluikevych Ukraine3:58.18
611514Steve Morris Great Britain3:58.69
772051Cristiano Pereira Portugal3:59.92
892411Luis Arturo Paiva Venezuela4:11.20
941379Mohamed Hersi Denmark4:11.41

T37

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 11 September 2016 at 16:59.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Michael McKillop Ireland4:12.11
2nd, silver medalist(s)Liam Stanley Canada4:16.72
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Madjid Djemai Algeria4:17.28
4Hafid Aharak Morocco4:20.43PB
5Shayne Dobson Canada4:21.06PB
6Brad Scott Australia4:25.98
7Mariano Dominguez Argentina4:46.42PB
8Ivan Espinosa Virgin Islands5:07.00

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.

19:19 10 September 2016:[4]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)22279Abbes Saidi Tunisia4:13.81
2nd, silver medalist(s)51055Deon Kenzie Australia4:14.95
3rd, bronze medalist(s)71475Louis Radius France4:17.19
461204Mitchell Chase Canada4:28.44
511381Christoffer Vienberg Denmark4:31.68
641368Daniel Hyna Czech Republic4:42.33
781102Basile Meunier Belgium4:54.77
31873Angel Moises Enriquez Torres MexicoDSQ

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.

18:20 16 September 2016:[5]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)11019Samir Nouioua Algeria3:59.46
2nd, silver medalist(s)42316David Emong Uganda4:00.62
3rd, bronze medalist(s)21062Michael Roeger Australia4:01.34
462269Bechir Agoubi Tunisia4:05.07
552098Hermas Muvunyi Rwanda4:05.19
681444Hailu Haile Ethiopia4:06.37
7101178Hristiyan Stoyanov Bulgaria4:08.99
891095Remy Nikobimeze Burundi4:10.00
931443Astbha Gebre Gebremeskel Ethiopia4:15.01
1071840Revelinot Raherinandrasana Madagascar4:38.60
111247Chaoyan Li ChinaDSQ

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.

10:24 15 September 2016:[6]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)72363Raymond Martin United States3:40.63
2nd, silver medalist(s)61741Tomoki Sato Japan3:41.70
3rd, bronze medalist(s)42231Pichaya Kurattanasiri Thailand3:53.96
4101745Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan3:54.04
592380Steven Toyoji United States3:54.64
651428Santiago Sanz Spain3:55.90
731309Cristian Torres Colombia3:56.90
811881Leonardo de Jesus Perez Juarez Mexico4:23.83
922370Josh Roberts United States4:47.80
81737Akikazu Noda JapanDSQ

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.

18:22 13 September 2016:[7]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)52236Prawat Wahoram Thailand3:00.62
2nd, silver medalist(s)22179Marcel Hug Switzerland3:00.65
3rd, bronze medalist(s)82229Saichon Konjen Thailand3:00.86
471523David Weir Great Britain3:01.08
591051Kurt Fearnley Australia3:01.35
641536Alhassane Balde Germany3:01.62
711251Chengming Liu China3:01.84
861731Masayuki Higuchi Japan3:02.05
931777Suk Man Hong South Korea3:02.21
102234Rawat Tana ThailandDSQ

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Official site of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. "Men's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. "Men's 1500m - T20 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. "Men's 1500m - T38 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. "Men's 1500m - T46 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. "Men's 1500m - T52 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. "Men's 1500m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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