Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres (T54)

The men's 1500 metres (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T53 / T54 classifications.

Men's 1500 metres (T54)
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates9 April (heats)
10 April (final)
Competitors11 from 5 nations
Winning time3:11.75
Medalists
    Canada
    Australia
    Australia

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Brent Lakatos (CAN) 2:51.84 (T53/54) Nottwil, Switzerland 4 June 2017
Games record  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 3:19.65 (T54) Glasgow, Scotland 29 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Monday 9 April 201812:00First round
Tuesday 10 April 201820:27Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]

Heat 1
RankOrderNameSport ClassResultNotesQual.
15 Jake Lappin (AUS)T543:11.72GR Q
24 Dillon Labrooy (ENG)T543:12.07Q
31 Tristan Smyth (CAN)T543:12.20Q
42 Sam Rizzo (AUS)T543:12.91q
53 Nkegbe Botsyo (GHA)T543:25.55SBq
Heat 2
RankOrderNameSport ClassResultNotesQual.
16 Richard Chiassaro (ENG)T543:05.76GR Q
21 Kurt Fearnley (AUS)T543:06.72Q
32 Nathan Maguire (ENG)T543:06.95Q
44 Alex Dupont (CAN)T543:07.30q
53 Jack Agnew (NIR)T543:13.78q
65 Felix Acheampong (GHA)T543:30.66

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

RankOrderNameSport ClassResultNotes
3 Alex Dupont (CAN)T543:11.75
6 Kurt Fearnley (AUS)T543:11.92
8 Jake Lappin (AUS)T543:12.60
44 Nathan Maguire (ENG)T543:12.73
57 Dillon Labrooy (ENG)T543:12.82
61 Sam Rizzo (AUS)T543:14.16
79 Tristan Smyth (CAN)T543:14.88
810 Richard Chiassaro (ENG)T543:18.63
95 Nkegbe Botsyo (GHA)T543:18.71SB
102 Jack Agnew (NIR)T543:19.03

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T54 1500m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. Athletics | Men's T54 1500m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 125. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. Athletics | Men's T54 1500m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 127. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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