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

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Men's 1500 metres T11
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 3 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time3:58.37
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Samwel Mushai Kimani
James Boit
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Odair Santos
Carlos Antonio dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Josh Karanja
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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]

Contents

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 recordFlag of Brazil.svg  Odair Santos  (BRA)4:04.327 August 2011 São Paulo, Brazil
Paralympic recordFlag of Spain.svg  José Antonio Sánchez  (ESP)4:01.19August 1996 Atlanta, United States
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World recordFlag of Kenya.svg  Samwel Mushai Kimani  (KEN)3:58.373 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

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4:09.44Q, PB
2 Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Guide: Josh Karanja
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:13.67Q
3 William Sosa
Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:15.66q, PB
4 Carlos J Barto Silva
Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:25.36SB
5 Albert Asadullin
Guide: Vladislav Timerbaev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:25.98PB
6 Nuno Alves
Guide: Jose Ferreira
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
7 Mohamed Ed Dahmani
Guide: Mustapha Sanjach
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DQ

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:14.95Q
2 Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: Cristopher Guajardo
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4:15.54Q, PB
3 Mikael Andersen
Guide: Laust Bengtsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:17.44q, SB
4 Shinya Wada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4:18.71PB
5 Luis Zapien Rosas
Guide: Juan Carlos Mariscal Rivera
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4:24.52PB
6 Ricardo Vale
Guide: Paulo Ramos
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4:31.77
7 Immanuel Kipkosgei Cheruiyot
Guide: Robert Tarus
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DQ

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:58.37WR
Silver medal icon.svg Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:03.66RR
Bronze medal icon.svg Jason Joseph Dunkerley
Guide: Josh Karanja
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:07.56PB
4 Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: Cristopher Guajardo
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4:07.79PB
5 William Sosa
Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:13.53PB
6 Mikael Andersen
Guide: Laust Bengtsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:16.12SB

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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References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.