Men's 1500 metres T46 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:52.08 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
4×100 m relay | mixed | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
High jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Club throw | men | women |
The men's 1500 metres T46 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.
The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: [1]
World Record | Michael Roeger (AUS) | 3:46.51 | Sydney, Australia | 4 February 2017 |
Paralympic Record | Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei (KEN) | 3:50.15 | London, United Kingdom | 4 September 2012 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 3:50.15PR | Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei | Kenya |
America | 3:54.43 | Alex Pires da Silva | Brazil |
Asia | 3:58.23 | Qin Ning | China |
Europe | 3:50.87 | Hristiyan Stoyanov | Bulgaria |
Oceania | 3:46.51WR | Michael Roeger | Australia |
The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:28: [2]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Aleksandr Iaremchuk | RPC | 3:52.08 | ||
Hristiyan Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 3:52.63 | ||
David Emong | Uganda | 3:53.51 | PB | |
4 | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 3:55.56 | SB |
5 | Gemechu Amenu Dinsa | Ethiopia | 3:56.04 | PB |
6 | Felix Kipruto | Kenya | 3:59.98 | PB |
7 | Christian Lykkeby Olsen | Denmark | 4:00.16 | PB |
8 | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | 4:00.46 | PB |
9 | Luke Nuttall | Great Britain | 4:02.65 | |
10 | Remy Nikobimeze | Burundi | 4:05.44 | SB |
11 | Manuel Ernestro Jaime | Angola | 4:09.79 | SB |
12 | Li Chaoyan | China | 4:11.63 | SB |
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