Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T52–54

Men's 100m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. ^[1] Events were held in two disability classes.

T52

Men's 1,500m T52 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	22–23 September 2004
Competitors	13 from 7 nations
Winning time	3:49.06
Medalists
Thomas Geierspichler   Austria Santiago Sanz   Spain Toshihiro Takada   Japan

The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Thomas Geierspichler, representing   Austria. ^[2]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

22 Sept. 2004, 09:10

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Thomas Geierspichler  (AUT)	3:59.60	Q
2	Toshihiro Takada  (JPN)	4:03.73	Q
3	Richard Reelie  (CAN)	4:03.98	Q
4	Lachlan Jones  (AUS)	4:08.80	q
5	Herbert Burns  (USA)	4:34.16
6	Ian Rice  (USA)	4:35.87
7	Ramon Pla  (ESP)	4:40.48

Heat 2

22 Sept. 2004, 09:22

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Santiago Sanz  (ESP)	3:53.73	PR Q
2	Dean Bergeron  (CAN)	3:54.76	Q
3	Tomoya Ito  (JPN)	4:04.88	Q
4	Per Vesterlund  (SWE)	4:05.49	q
5	Clayton Gerein  (CAN)	4:08.07	q
6	Theodore Bridis  (USA)	4:08.47	q

Final Round

23 Sept. 2004, 19:50

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Thomas Geierspichler  (AUT)	3:49.06	PR
	Santiago Sanz  (ESP)	3:49.25
	Toshihiro Takada  (JPN)	3:49.76
4	Clayton Gerein  (CAN)	3:58.88
5	Lachlan Jones  (AUS)	3:59.15
6	Per Vesterlund  (SWE)	4:04.32
7	Richard Reelie  (CAN)	4:07.64
8	Theodore Bridis  (USA)	4:21.23
	Dean Bergeron  (CAN)	DNF
	Tomoya Ito  (JPN)	DNF

T54

Men's 1,500m T54 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	19–21 September 2004
Competitors	29 from 12 nations
Winning time	3:04.88
Medalists
Saúl Mendoza   Mexico Ernst van Dyk   South Africa Marcel Hug   Switzerland

The T54 event consisted of 3 heats, 2 semifinals and a final. It was won by Saúl Mendoza, representing   Mexico. ^[3]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

19 Sept. 2004, 18:15

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Ernst van Dyk  (RSA)	3:04.50	Q
2	Kurt Fearnley  (AUS)	3:04.77	Q
3	Kelly Smith  (CAN)	3:05.22	Q
4	Ralph Brunner  (GER)	3:05.46	Q
5	Aaron Gordian  (MEX)	3:05.47	Q
6	Franz Nietlispach  (SUI)	3:05.58	q
7	Nobukazu Hanaoka  (JPN)	3:05.80	q
8	Jacob Heilveil  (USA)	3:06.25
9	Eric Teurnier  (FRA)	3:09.46

Heat 2

19 Sept. 2004, 18:24

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Joël Jeannot  (FRA)	3:00.17	PR Q
2	Choke Yasuoka  (JPN)	3:00.43	Q
3	Robert Figl  (GER)	3:00.63	Q
4	Saúl Mendoza  (MEX)	3:00.64	Q
5	Tomasz Hamerlak  (POL)	3:00.81	Q
6	Rawat Tana  (THA)	3:01.15	q
7	Scot Hollonbeck  (USA)	3:01.45	q
8	Tobias Loetscher  (SUI)	3:04.54	q
9	Carl Marquis  (CAN)	3:06.26
10	Paul Nunnari  (AUS)	3:06.53

Heat 3

19 Sept. 2004, 18:33

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Jeffrey Adams  (CAN)	3:07.99	Q
2	Marcel Hug  (SUI)	3:08.08	Q
3	Prawat Wahorum  (THA)	3:08.24	Q
4	Jun Hiromichi  (JPN)	3:08.32	Q
5	Alhassane Balde  (GER)	3:08.33	Q
6	Adam Bleakney  (USA)	3:08.60
7	Martin Velasco Soria  (MEX)	3:08.73
8	Ludovic Gapenne  (FRA)	3:09.15
9	Frederic Periac  (AUS)	3:10.62
10	Marko Sever  (SLO)	3:10.89

Semifinals

Heat 1

20 Sept. 2004, 19:10

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Ernst van Dyk  (RSA)	3:07.18	Q
2	Kurt Fearnley  (AUS)	3:08.62	Q
3	Aaron Gordian  (MEX)	3:08.98	Q
4	Scot Hollonbeck  (USA)	3:09.15
5	Kelly Smith  (CAN)	3:09.23
6	Alhassane Balde  (GER)	3:09.30
7	Choke Yasuoka  (JPN)	3:22.32
	Rawat Tana  (THA)	DNF
	Franz Nietlispach  (SUI)	DNF
	Robert Figl  (GER)	DNF

Heat 2

20 Sept. 2004, 19:25

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Saúl Mendoza  (MEX)	3:04.52	Q
2	Jeffrey Adams  (CAN)	3:04.69	Q
3	Marcel Hug  (SUI)	3:04.73	Q
4	Prawat Wahorum  (THA)	3:04.85	q
5	Ralph Brunner  (GER)	3:05.10	q
6	Joël Jeannot  (FRA)	3:05.11	q
7	Tomasz Hamerlak  (POL)	3:05.27	q
8	Nobukazu Hanaoka  (JPN)	3:05.53
9	Jun Hiromichi  (JPN)	3:08.34
10	Tobias Loetscher  (SUI)	3:08.64

Final Round

21 Sept. 2004, 09:05

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Saúl Mendoza  (MEX)	3:04.88
	Ernst van Dyk  (RSA)	3:05.29
	Marcel Hug  (SUI)	3:05.48
4	Kurt Fearnley  (AUS)	3:05.79
5	Jeffrey Adams  (CAN)	3:05.97
6	Ralph Brunner  (GER)	3:06.04
7	Prawat Wahorum  (THA)	3:06.15
8	Aaron Gordian  (MEX)	3:06.17
9	Joël Jeannot  (FRA)	3:06.38
10	Tomasz Hamerlak  (POL)	3:06.40

References

1. "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "Men's 1,500m T52". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Men's 1,500m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.