Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

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Men's 1500 metres T13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 4 September
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time3:48.31
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Abderrahim Zhiou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Silver medal icon.svg David Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg David Devine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
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 T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September. [1]

Contents

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record (T12)Flag of Spain.svg  Abel Ávila  (ESP)3:50.1810 June 2006 Barcelona, Spain
Paralympic record (T12)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Maher Bouallegue  (TUN)3:51.0921 September 2004 Athens, Greece
World record (T13)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tim Prendergast  (NZL)3:51.8216 July 2006 Ghent, Belgium
Paralympic record (T13)3:56.0321 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T13)Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Akhtyamov  (RUS)3:55.462 September 2012
Paralympic record (T13)Flag of Kenya.svg  David Korir  (KEN)3:52.962 September 2012
World record (T12)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Abderrahim Zhiou  (TUN)3:48.314 September 2012
World record (T13)Flag of Kenya.svg  David Korir  (KEN)3:48.844 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:51. Qual. rule: first 4 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 El Amin Chentouf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco T123:52.77Q, PB
2 Henry Kirwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya T123:55.35Q, PB
3 Abderrahim Zhiou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia T123:55.43Q, PB
4 Alexey Akhtyamov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T133:55.46Q, PR
5 David Devine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain T123:55.95q, PB
6 Abdellatif Baka Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria T133:58.72PB
7 Semih Deniz Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey T124:01.91PB
8 Dmitrii Kornilov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T134:02.75
9 Juan Carlos Arcos Lira Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico T134:04.34PB
10 Abel Ávila Flag of Spain.svg  Spain T124:17.14
11 Lassam Katongo Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia T124:27.81SB

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1 David Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya T133:52.96Q, PR
2 Tarik Zalzouli Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco T133:55.32Q, PB
3 Lukasz Wietecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland T133:55.67Q, PB
4 Egor Sharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T123:55.70Q, PB
5 Abdelillah Mame Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco T133:56.01q, PB
6 Tim Prendergast Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand T133:57.39q, SB
7 Ignacio Ávila Flag of Spain.svg  Spain T123:57.69q, PB
8 Nacer-Eddine Karfas Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria T124:08.35
9 Lazaro Rashid Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba T124:10.80SB
10 Hatem Nasrallah Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia T124:13.27
11 Said Gomez Flag of Panama.svg  Panama T134:33.48SB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Abderrahim Zhiou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia T123:48.31WR
Silver medal icon.svg David Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya T133:48.84WR
Bronze medal icon.svg David Devine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain T123:49.79RR
4 Tarik Zalzouli Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco T133:52.12PB
5 Henry Kirwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya T123:53.55PB
6 Tim Prendergast Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand T133:53.60PB
7 Lukasz Wietecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland T133:56.26
8 Alexey Akhtyamov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T133:56.29
9 Abdelillah Mame Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco T133:56.29
10 El Amin Chentouf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco T124:00.43
11 Ignacio Ávila Flag of Spain.svg  Spain T124:04.83
12 Egor Sharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia T124:10.83

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

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References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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